Freedom's Tree

by Kenneth Lippincott

Have you ever desired to escape and live simply? Have you ever fantasized about moving to a small town? Having spent half of my forty-three year career as a high school principal and volunteer pastor in small towns and counties with less than five thousand people, I learned that bliss was superficial. No matter how positive, people resisted change, especially with a newcomer serving as the agent of change. Kinfolk mattered more than issues. To survive, newcomers walked a fine line and had to learn who controlled and who was related to whom. Relationships mattered more than issues. Good versus evil became obvious. In Freedom's Tree, Rock Creek Valley resembled Canaanite cities with heavily fortified bulwarks. Interstate highway construction had decimated the economy and school reorganization altered valley culture. Perceived as invaders, newcomers arrived in Rock Creek at God's direction, while a murderer escaped detection and residents presumed another's guilt.

280 pages, Paperback

First published December 12, 2014

Reviews

[Kari Ward · Rating 1 out of 5]

I really wanted to like this book, because I met the man who wrote this and really liked him and his wife. He is a local CO author, and I was in the middle of writing/publishing my book, and so again I really wanted to like this book...And it takes place in Colorado. It may be because I'm not a great reader, and I get lost when there is too much detail, but I had a hard time getting into the book.

If you are an avid reader, and can stay with the story, even when there is lots of descriptive detail, and if you like murder/suspense mystery books, you may like this. Sorry Kenneth, I think you did a great job with all the detail, I could visualize the scenes, I just couldn't keep it all straight. I will try again.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Freedom's Tree is an excellent romantic mystery with a surprise twist as the ending! It takes place in three small towns on the eastern slope of Colorado, somewhere between Denver and Trinidad. The story takes place in August, 1980. I would highly recommend it to both men and women and teenagers. There is romance, but it is not naughty. I loved the book and can't wait for the next one in the series, Restoring Blair House, which Mr. Lippincott said he is writing now.!

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book! Enjoyed from cover to cover and am waiting for second book in series

[Ken]

Three people arrive in a small town on eastern slope Colorado, August 1, 1980. One a teacher looking for a new position, another a mysterious man in a tan trench coat, and the third, a mom who is there at dad's request to repair a fractured marriage. All are bruised, all flawed, all with secrets. All needing a second chance. Meanwhile, Colorado gold and water rights might become available, and the town's people feel entitled to the wealth that would follow, but someone on the bus, a newcomer may have a legitimate claim to both. This is a romantic mystery that is also a thriller. Read to savor each word.