Overview
A young Southern woman sets out on a journey of self-discovery as the infamous 1925 Scopes Trial tests her faith and her marriage in this moving novel from the author of Time After Time and The Irresistible Henry House.
“Lisa Grunwald is a national treasure. . . . An essential American story from a master craftsman.”—Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author of The Good Left Undone
I had never questioned a miracle, witnessed a gunfight, or seen a dead body. . . . I had thought I knew exactly what I wanted and what I didn’t. Before the summer was over, all that and much more would change.
Annabel Hayes—born, baptized, and orphaned in the sleepy conservative town of Dayton, Tennessee—is thrilled to find herself falling quickly and deeply in love with George Craig, a sophisticated attorney newly arrived from Knoxville. But before the end of their first year of marriage, their lives are beset by losses. The strain on their relationship is only intensified when John T. Scopes is arrested for teaching Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution at the local high school.
Foreshadowing today’s culture wars, the trial against Scopes is a spectacle unlike any the country has seen. William Jennings Bryan—a revered Southern politician—joins the prosecution, pitting himself and his faith against the renowned defense attorney Clarence Darrow. Journalists descend in a frenzy, thrusting the town and its citizens into the national spotlight. And when George joins the team defending Scopes, Annabel begins to question both her beliefs and her vows.
As the ongoing trial divides neighbor against neighbor, it also divides the Craigs in unexpected ways. But in the midst of these conflicts—one waged in an open courtroom, the other behind closed doors—Annabel will discover that the path to her own evolution begins with the courage to think for herself.
Review
Annabel was orphaned at the age of 16. She proceeded to work at the local hotel in Dayton, Tennessee. She meets and falls madly in love with a lawyer named George Craig.
George is an up and coming lawyer in Dayton. he takes on a murder case, and wins. But then something happens! You will have to read this to find out! It sends George into a spiral. But, then along comes the John T. Scopes case. John has been arrested for teaching evolution. This gives George new life.
There is so much I had forgotten about this case! I enjoyed this novel because it brought it all back to the front! Lord how things have changed and how they have not. We are still trying to fight what we teach our kids in school.
And Annabel definitely comes into her own and I loved her.
Need a good historical fiction tale…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today.
I received this novel from the publisher for a honest review.
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