Things Left Unspoken

A Novel

By: Eva Marie Everson

Narrated by: Ann Richardson

Jo-Lynn Hunter is at a crossroads in life when her great-aunt Stella insists that she return home to restore the old family house in sleepy Cottonwood, Georgia. Seeing the project as the perfect excuse for some therapeutic time away from her self-absorbed husband and his snobby Atlanta friends, Jo-Lynn longs to get her teeth into a noteworthy and satisfying project.

But things are not what they seem, both in the house and within the complex history of her family. Was her great-grandfather the pillar of the community she thought he was? What is Aunt Stella hiding? And will Jo-Lynn's marriage survive the renovation?

Jo-Lynn isn't sure she wants to know the truth - but sometimes, the truth has a way of making itself known.

The past comes alive in this well-written and thoughtful novel full of secrets, drama, and family with a hint of Southern drawl.

©2009 Eva Marie Everson (P)2019 Tantor

I loved the way she brought out the good and the bad in the people she wrote about.

She did an excellent job of bringing out each character and how everyone has regrets, Yet we forgive ourselves and others in order to move on and have peace.

Love and forgiveness story

A captivating love story. A mystery dealing with historical context. Also appreciated the Christian values expressed in the story