The Secret Sense of Wildflower - Southern Historical Fiction Best Book of 2012

<p><strong>There are two things I am afraid of. One is dying young. The other is Johnny Monroe.</strong></p><p><strong>Small southern towns have few secrets. But when a grieving daughter confronts the local bully she unwittingly triggers a series of traumatic events that will change her life forever.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Appalachia 1941. Thirteen-year-old Louisa May Wildflower McAllister's heart still aches for her father. A year after her dad's tragic sawmill accident she relies on her strength of spirit and her heightened intuition to deal with a critical mother and cope with the aftermath. Despite these hardships Wildflower has a resilience that is forged with humor a love of the land and an endless supply of questions.</p><p>But when she's targeted by the town's teenage bad boy she may need more than her secret sense to survive.</p><p>Will Wildflower fall to another tragedy or will her strength be enough to carry her through?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>With prose as lush and colorful as the American south <em>The Secret Sense of Wildflower</em> is powerful and poignant brimming with energy and angst humor and hope.</strong></p><p><strong>* * *</strong></p><p><strong>Named a Best Book of 2012 by Kirkus Reviews: A quietly powerful story at times harrowing but ultimately a joy to read.</strong></p><p>This was chosen by our book club as our book for the month. I am so happy it was! It was the best book of the year. - Cecilia C.</p>