Haggard House

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>1859. The village of Nomaton Michigan.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>After a reclusive childhood within the dank walls of Haggard House Adam Bolton at the age of eleven is finally allowed to attend the village school providing he obeys his mother Sarai's injunction. Against all outward influence he must: Keep to the straight and narrow. An easy bidding until Adam meets Penny his bright-eyed bright-spirited classmate. Frightened of the consequences their friendship threatens Adam builds another Haggard House-only this one in his mind-and keeps Penny there safe from his zealot mother; safe from himself.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Only secrets Adam ought to know belong to God. Restless and heartsore Adam's narrow path suddenly widens. Now a young man he finds himself traveling West meeting the world for the first time a difficult place to keep promises.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Burning with the flame of free will Adam can no longer restrain himself from the woman he loves. But as he returns to Nomaton so does Sarai's dark influence and Adam is forced to face the decaying house within-a house ready to collapse at any moment.</span></p><p></p>