



A Bend in the Willow
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4.2 • 30 Ratings
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- $2.99
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- $2.99
Publisher Description
Willowood, Kentucky 1965 - Robin Lee Carter sets a fire that kills her rapist, then disappears. She reinvents herself and is living a respectable life as Catherine Henry, married to a medical school dean in Tucson, Arizona. In 1985, when their 5-year-old son, Michael, is diagnosed with a chemotherapy-resistant leukemia, Catherine must return to Willowood, face her family and the 19-year-old son, a product of her rape, she gave up for adoption. She knows her return will lead to a murder charge, but Michael needs a bone marrow transplant. Will she find forgiveness, and is she willing to lose everything, including her life, to save her dying son?
Customer Reviews
A bend in the river
A must read book, no other words are needed. A brilliant author. I thought that I had read everything but changed my thinking when I started reading it. Laughed a little and cried a lot. An aging woman 👩