Jo-Lynn Hunter is at a crossroads in life when her great-aunt
Stella insists that she return home to restore the old family house
in sleepy Cottonwood, Georgia. Seeing the project as the perfect
excuse for some therapeutic time away from her self-absorbed
husband and his snobby Atlanta friends, Jo-Lynn longs to get her
teeth into a noteworthy and satisfying project. But things are not
what they seem, both in the house and within the complex history of
her family. Was her great-grandfather the pillar of the community
she thought he was? What is Aunt Stella hiding? And will Jo-Lynn's
marriage survive the renovation? Jo-Lynn isn't sure she wants to
know the truth--but sometimes the truth has a way of making itself
known.
The past comes alive in this well-written and thoughtful novel full
of secrets, drama, and family with a hint of Southern drawl.
Every family--and every house--has its secrets.
Jo-Lynn Hunter is at a crossroads in life when her great-aunt
Stella insists that she return home to restore the old family manse
in sleepy Cottonwood, Georgia. Jo-Lynn longs to get her teeth into
a noteworthy and satisfying project. And it's the perfect excuse
for some therapeutic time away from her husband.
Beneath the dust and the peeling wallpaper, things are not what
they seem, and what Jo-Lynn doesn't know about her family holds
just as many surprises. Was her great-grandfather the pillar of the
community she thought he was? What is Aunt Stella hiding? And will
her own marriage survive the renovation?
Jo-Lynn isn't sure she wants to know the truth--but sometimes the
truth has a way of making itself known.
"A lovely and deeply moving story. I didn't just read this story, I
lived it!"--Ann Tatlock, award-winning author of The
Returning
"Eva Marie takes her readers on a delightful ride of rediscovery,
remodeling, and re-evaluating."--Denise Hildreth, author of the
Savannah series, Flies on the Butter, and The Will of
Wisteria
Eva Marie Everson is an award-winning author, a successful speaker,
and a popular radio personality. She is coauthor of the Potluck
Club series and the Potluck Catering Club series. Things Left
Unspoken was inspired by her own Southern family history.
Eva Marie Everson is an award-winning author, a successful speaker, and a popular radio personality. She is coauthor of The Potluck Club series and The Secret's in the Sauce. She lives in Casselberry, Florida.