December Roses

Heartwarming fiction based on the memories of the actual experiences of the author's father. This book covers the early years of a young couple's life together. Their son, Wayne, quickly becomes the main character and much of the book is written from his perspective as a child. The setting of this book is the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. The time frame is 1906 to 1916. The book includes family customs, hardships, humor, and folk lore, as well as real and threatened disasters. Actual historical events and places are a part of this book.