The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris-Hardcover Used Kirstin Chen Just as Ruth is about

Just as Ruth is about to uncover a burning secret her family desperately wants to keep hidden

Looking back at all the tiny

and not even of the house itself

Rhoda packed her bags and went home

the people of Opelousas discover that truth is more complicated than they'd ever dreamed

The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris-Hardcover Used Kirstin Chen Just as Ruth is aboutIn the waning days of the Civil War, brothers Prentiss and Landryfreed by the Emancipation Proclamationseek refuge on the homestead of George Walker and his wife, Isabelle. The Walkers, wracked by the loss of their only son to the war, hire the brothers to work their farm, hoping through an unexpected friendship to stanch their grief. Prentiss and Landry, meanwhile, plan to save money for the journey north and a chance to reunite with their mother,