The Sweetest Rain (Flowers of Eden)

By Myra Johnson

Book Overview

As the drought of 1930 burns crops to a crisp, Bryony Linwood dreams of cooling winter snows and the life she would have had if Daddy hadn t been killed in the Great War and Mama hadn t moved Bryony and her sisters to their grandfather s struggling tenant farm in tiny Eden, Arkansas. Now Mama s gone, too, and as times grow tougher, Bryony will do whatever it takes to ensure her family s survival. Michael Heath barely survived the war, and twelve years later all he wants to do is forget. A virtual recluse, his one passion is botanical illustration. Lost in the diversity of nature s beauty, he finds escape from a troubled past and from his wealthy father s continual pressure to take an interest in the family plantation. When Bryony accepts employment at the Heath mansion, it s just a job at first, a means to ward off destitution until the drought ends and Grandpa s farm is prosperous again. But Bryony s forced optimism and dogged determination disguise a heart as dry and despairing as the scorched earth . . . until she discovers Michael Heath and his beautiful botanical illustrations. As their relationship deepens, friendship soon blossoms into healing for wounded souls and a love that can t be denied."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1616369817
• ISBN13: 9781616369811
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Franciscan Media
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.0" x 5.5"