India Hayford:
Writer, Naturalist, Embroiderer
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Release date March 25, 2025
Disguised by adulthood and a name she found on a gravestone, Genevieve Charbonneau returns to her childhood home in southwestern Arkansas, a place hallowed in her memory by a decade of exile and longing. She only intends to visit the site of her grandmother’s destroyed farmhouse and leave, but an unexpected meeting in a graveyard reconnects her with the shattered remnants of her family. An abused woman and her daughters struggle to find the courage to fight back, a battle-ravaged Vietnam veteran endures debilitating visions, a ghost seeks the path away from life, and a preacher preys on the most vulnerable members of his congregation. As Genevieve seeks a place within the shifting kaleidoscope of her family, her presence among them becomes a catalyst for change.
India at the base of the big magnolia tree, Washington, Arkansas
Photo by Carolina Rodriguez
If you’re curious about my background or just get a kick out of hearing people refer to themselves in the third person, click here.
Down in the Valleys, Up in the Mountains, wherein I blog about life, the universe, and everything, including adventures in the valleys and mountains of Wyoming and Arkansas.
Autumn in the Sierra Madre Mountains, Wyoming. Photo by Quinn Hayford.
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