All that is Hidden

All of God's earth to my brother Nick and me were the streams for fishing, the fields forplanting and harvesting, a world snugly enclosed by the blue-misted Smokies. ... Other than the seasons, nothing ever changed. . . ... Until the summer of 1968. Ten-year-oldTina Hamilton's life changes forever.¿Trouble erupts when a proposed theme park threatens her tiny Appalachian town. Some folks blame the trouble on "progress," some blame the space race and men meddling with the moon's cycles, and some blame Tina's father. A past he has hidden catches up to him, his family, and the entire town. Suddenly, the clash of a father's past and present becomes the microcosm of the clash between progressive ideas and smalltown values. Tina struggles with her shaken confidence in a father who, in hiding his past, has made a string of choices that shape her childhood. Gradually, Tina gains insight into her father through seeminglyunrelated circumstances: her feud with a fellow ballplayer, her friendship with Old Joe who lives alone on the mountain, a gift left to her father by a neighbor fourteen years dead, and a broken promise. Meticulouslyresearched, All That is Hidden istold with a blend of Mitford series charm and the intricacy of To Kill a Mocking bird. This moving and engaging coming-of-age tale is a delightful, richly-textured tapestry of family stories woven with the timeless wisdom of generations past, all of which guideTina and create the fabric of a journey to forgiveness that will warm your heart. Tinais forced to answer a difficult question: are secrets worth the price they costto keep?¿Pouryourself a cup of tea, settle in, and come along. Then you decide.