Literature can be both guide and mirror.
It provides perspective and permission.
And I know that it can be an escape, a balm.
But is that so bad?
It is not a numbing agent.
Instead, it is a room into which
one might wander seeking
shelter from the storm.
When Lightning Strikes is Mary Ann's debut novel. This is a story of family and its ability to heal itself, with the help of a friend. Narrated by Ruth Ann Walker, the story is filled with warm and witty characters, deeply felt pain, and moments of profound courage. Set against a backdrop more terrifying than the storm that splits open the Iowa sky, the story races to its finish, where, ultimately, love wins.
Eleven-year-old Ruth Ann Walker is in a race against time to save her little sister, Annie. When lightning strikes, an unseen force is unleashed that threatens to break Annie's spirit. Into the fray drives Dr. Molly Hobart in an old red pickup truck. Rumors swirl like dust with Dr. Molly's arrival. Her "type" are not welcome in the small Iowa farming town in 1968. But Dr. Molly proves herself to be exactly what the young sisters and the Walker family need. While set in the 1960's, When Lightning Strikes is, sadly, a timeless tale. The guilty nearly get away with unspeakable crimes, while suspicion falls on the innocent who dare to be different. But goodness prevails as we follow the Walker sisters and Dr. Molly to a new definition of family and a renewed belief that sometimes, goodness and truth prevail.
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