When Hannah’s husband Max discovers a battered tin box in the foundation of a house he is restoring, he brings it to Hannah and her dear friends Grace and Amelia. To their delight, it contains letters and diaries from two Civil War soldiers, one from South Carolina and the other from Connecticut. What historic treasures! But it is the human story that attracts the ladies–two young men nursed back to health by a local woman to whom they then become bound by gratitude. Not content to leave the story of these men and the kindly woman in the past, the friends make plans to bring the men’s descendants to Covington. Amelia and a local school teacher head to Connecticut to track down the Union soldier’s family. Meanwhile, life in Covington goes on. Hannah tries to help her sort-of daughter-in-law, Sarina, find happiness after her husband has left her. Sarina’s romance with a local pastor stirs up the church. When Grace is injured in a car accident, Bob is denied access to her because they are not married, causing him great pain. Will the incident cause Grace to reconsider her decision not to marry?
This is the ninth novel in Medlicott’s Covington Novels series.
Check this title’s availability in the UNC-Chapel Hill Library catalog.
