John J.  Kelley
A gripping tale of self-exploration and atonement, emotionally complex and brimming with grit.,In the fall of 1918 infantry sniper Joshua Hunter saves an ambushed patrol in the Bois le PrÃªtre forest of Lorraine . . . and then vanishes. Pulled from the rubble of an enemy bunker days later, he receives an award for valor and passage home to Hadley, a remote hamlet in Virginiaâ€™s western highlands. Reeling from war and influenza, Hadley could surely use a hero. Family and friends embrace him; an engagement is announced; a job is offered.,Yet all is not what it seems. Joshua experiences panics and canâ€™t recall the incident that crippled him. He guards a secret too, one that grips tight like the icy air above his fatherâ€™s quarry. Over the course of a Virginia winter and an echoed season in war-torn France, ,The Fallen Snow, reveals his wide-eyed journey to the front and his ragged path back. Along the way he finds companions â€“ a youth mourning a lost brother, a widowed nurse seeking a new life and Aiden, a bold sergeant escaping a vengeful father. While all of them touch Joshua, it is the strong yet nurturing Aiden who will awaken his heart, leaving him forever changed.,Set within a besieged Appalachian forest during a time of tragedy, ,The Fallen Snow, charts an extraordinary coming of age, exploring how damaged souls learn to heal, and dare to grow.
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The Fallen Snow