The Lost and Found of Green Tree: a novel

Summary: Two young women muster grit, ambition, and betrayal while trying to make it through the arduous years of the Great Depression. Both heart-warming and gut-wrenching, the merging stories of Mariah and Nanette reveal their ingenuity and determination as they each attempt to carve out a better life for themselves.  Growing up in the rural village of Green Tree, Nanette is convinced she's destined for something greater, perhaps in the spotlight of Hollywood. But selling popcorn in a Minnesota movie theater is a far cry from the glamour she dreams of. Nevertheless, Nanette is undaunted by challenges. Mariah, yearns to move off the family farm and take on a modern job in a bustling city, but she’s sidetracked by love. By eighteen, she finds herself married to her high school sweetheart, giving birth to twin daughters, and moving only a few miles from the home she grew up in.  As the economic hardships of the depression era creep into their worlds, Nanette and Mariah’s lofty goals are forced to change when early tragedies confront both women. When the two meet, their friendship becomes entangled when Nanette extends a generous offer to Mariah, but eventually she exacts a frightening price.

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