The Healing of Harold Lily

High school couple Robert Lee and Penny have been torn apart by a bitter town feud. Their parents on opposite sides of the battle forbid them from seeing each other. When Penny shows up at the wake of Robert Lee's mamaw she arrives with a plan that will keep them together. Forever. Once this unconventional plan is revealed Robert Lee must decide if he will go along with it. If he does he keeps the girl of his dreams but loses his life dream of leaving the mountains and becoming somebody. While Robert Lee struggles with his decision and Penny's constant need for resolution he is thrown into the middle of the town conflict. Amidst floods fire fierce courtroom battles betrayals and death the young couple struggle to survive. This Appalachian take on the classic Romeo and Juliet story is the debut adult novel by successful children's author and early reading expert Wiley Blevins. Based on his childhood in West Virginia and a day that he says changed everyone's life he knew Blevins weaves a sweeping tale of a troubled town attempting to heal from deep wounds with Southern musings on life and death. Filled with eccentric characters humor and a heartbreaking ending this story will linger long past the last page.