The Long Way Home

Set in the 1950s The Long Way Home takes readers on a nostalgic journey with the townspeople of Tilden a quaint community in Madison County Nebraska. At the center of the story is Maggie Davis a middle-aged widow and heiress to a grand Victorian manor. The stately home which Maggie shares with her spunky nine-year-old daughter Jenna also serves as a bed-and-breakfast to a once regular but now transitory clientele. The kitchen table is the epicenter of lively conversation at the manor where no topics are off-limits. Maggie's out-spoken spinster neighbor delights in keeping everyone on guard with her opinionated tirades but she is frequently reined in by an elderly equally forthright family member who has recently become a permanent dweller at the manor. Maggie finds herself struggling with the painful memories of her husband's tragic death as well as the stirrings in her heart associated with a new house guest. A scandalous scheme to swindle Maggie out of her property rides on the heels of a sudden unexpected death pointing to a member of the family as a suspect. Set against the backdrop of humor tragedy and love the story culminates with an emotional twist.