Through Margaret's Tears

by Claudia Palm Myers

Diane opened the newly received letter and was shocked to find she had inherited her Aunt Dessa's farm. Just recently widowed and living on the west coast, she now will travel east to her favorite aunt's home. Little did she know what laid ahead for her. In the midst of renovating the old stone house, Diane is visited by strange happenings appearing in ghost like images. On top of that, her life is greatly changed as she opens the house as a bed and breakfast and welcomes a variety of guests to the rural Amish community that she now calls home. As Diane became friends with her Amish neighbors, she is amazed at their lifestyle and beliefs. Henry is her quiet handyman to help with renovations and a shy Amish girl is now her housekeeper and friend. Mystery surrounds her everyday as she finds signs of those who built this beautiful stone house and how the first lady of the house, Margaret, endured life in the 1800's. The day Diane found Margaret's journal was the day those former residents came to life. Hints of the house being a stop for the underground railroad drew even more questions in Diane's mind. Now she experienced those mystery visits and the signs they left for her to figure out. Diane shed tears as she read through Margaret's journal, feeling the pain and sorrow of the writer. Feeling part of Margaret's family, Diane became engrossed in Margaret's tearful stories. Then the day came, when Diane needed to put Margaret's tears to rest.

301 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 25, 2024

About the author

Born in the baby boomer years, I developed a love of books at a young age. My grandmother even had a little community library in her little country store. Her home had several sets of bookshelves, stacked with classics and entertaining books of fiction. She started me reading the Nancy Drew series as soon as age appropriate.
Fast forward to my adult years and I began writing for a local magazine and several special newspapers. Learning to "write tight" for the magazines became my way of telling a story. I had for many years thought of writing a book that would revolve around the Civil War, but it wasn't until I was in my 60's that I just sat down one day and started my first novel, "Through Margaret's Tears".

Reviews

[Anna Blanchard · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great, fun to read book! I really enjoyed the descriptions in the book of the people and places which made it easy to visualize the day to day life of both Diane and Margaret. My favorite passage was the pep talk at the bottom of pg 63 and even dog-eared that page in my copy. I look forward to reading any future books by Claudia!

[Claudia · Rating 5 out of 5]

super good