Farm Family

<p><strong>The story of a single mom's pursuit of a dream to start an alpaca farm in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina.</strong></p><p><span>������</span>At thirty-seven Jane Lee Rankin receives news that upends her life: she's pregnant. Lee is a cancer survivor eighteen months in remission. Her boyfriend won't commit and her father is unsupportive. When she decides to raise the baby by herself Lee feels the scornful glances and judgmental whispers of her conservative hometown.</p><p><span style=color: rgba(5 5 5 1)>Armed only with a dream and a toddler Lee marches into Banner Elk North Carolina a place where she knows no one to start an alpaca farm. As a novice first-generation farmer Lee faces nature's most potent setbacks from disastrous weather events to attacks from predators. And yet she forges on. With vivid storytelling </span><em style=color: rgba(5 5 5 1)>Farm Family </em><span style=color: rgba(5 5 5 1)>features a </span>cast of memorable animal characters<span style=color: rgba(5 5 5 1)>-including alpacas Millie Celeste Frosty and Wildcard-and </span>immerses readers into the not-always-pretty world of farming. At Apple Hill Farm Lee trades fear for freedom. She trades disdain for dignity. She learns that her connection to animals is more vital than she knew and<span style=color: rgba(5 5 5 1)> with bravery and persistence she creates a home-a farm family.</span></p>