Devil's Lane

by Roger Meadows

Anna Friedrich is a young girl growing up in the hills of southwest Missouri, fifteen years after the end of the Civil War. As the community around her is attempting to recover from that conflict, Anna’s family suffers a tragic loss and begins to disintegrate. Anna is placed in servitude by her father and abandoned. She is determined to make the most of it but encounters another life-altering trauma. Cast adrift again, she must reach within herself to overcome the odds she faces.
DEVIL’S LANE is rich in its portrayal of life in rural Taney County, Missouri, in the 1880s, with a wide cast of characters involved in human hostility and kindness; tragedy and hope; jealousy and unselfishness.

331 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 21, 2016

Reviews

[Vickie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an outstanding book! I could not put it down!

[E Louise Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full disclosure: This is the third book written by my brother-in-law, and I think it is his best. I found the character development delightful. The descriptions of terrain, etc., were very good. (I grew up in the hills of Missouri, and could easily envision the area.) The story line was compelling and kept me going. After I loaned my copy to a friend she remarked, "This would make a wonderful Hallmark movie."