Shelterbelts

By: Candace Simar

Narrated by: James Norwood

Tia Fiskum, the old maid of Tolga Township, yearns to retain her hold on the family farm after her shell-shocked brother returns from World War II. The neighbor she hopes to marry chooses a town girl for his new wife. The Potato King listens to the radio preacher and prays for a miracle. Eddy Root fears a return to the asylum. A German war bride struggles to find acceptance in this tight-knit Scandinavian community. Woven throughout is the man who walks lizards, a grieving father, a disillusioned pastor, and the neighborhood gossipmonger. Shelterbelts chronicles the life of a community struggling to return to normal after war. This is a story true to history of those difficult times while rich in the complications of the human spirit.

©2015 Candace Simar (P)2015 Candace Simar

Not worth the price

Tale of post world war 2 farming community not worth the 17 dollars I paid for it. Dull throughout and it ended on a strange note and for no reason I could see.? I certainly think farming is and has been a tough lot in life but so little joy?n