Charms for the Easy Life

<p>A family without men the Birches live gloriously offbeat lives in the lush green backwoods of North Carolina. Radiant headstrong Sophia and her shy brilliant daughter Margaret possess powerful charms to ward off loneliness despair and the human misery that often beats a path to their door. And they are protected by the eccentric wisdom and muscular love of the remarkable matriarch Charlie Kate a solid uncompromising self-taught healer who treats everything from boils to broken bones to broken hearts.</p><p>Sophia Margaret and Charlie Kate find strength in a time when women almost always depended on men and their bond deepens as each one experiences love and loss during World War II. <strong>Charms for the Easy Life</strong> is a passionate luminous and exhilarating story about embracing what life has to offer ... even if it means finding it in unconventional ways.</p>This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book including author interviews recommended reading and more.