Edelweiss

A haunting story of Laura, a "child of the sun" growing up beside an Ohio canal in 1874. She grows into a young woman, confident enough to leave the security of a large family to seek adventure in the exciting city of Youngstown. Readers watch as she is reunited with Vernon - a childhood friend whose life has taken a different path - and their love is rekindled. Finally, they travel to Oregon with their young family, where their hopes of building a new future end in death, and new life.

Part historical truth, part fiction, Edelweiss is a timeless story of friendship and love, laughter and loss. Author Kathryne Ann Kinsey had brought her family's history to life with a skill and empathy that make her book resonate with the tenuous frailty of our lives.