The Tree of Lost Secrets: A Novel

De: Lynne Kennedy

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Readers’ Favorite 5-Star Award
A captivating historical novel with spell-binding mysteries, inspired by actual people, places and events.

B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree
A compelling novel with several sub-stories in different settings and time periods that bring life to each one.

Helen Ainsley is a best-selling mystery writer struggling with cancer. She returns to her childhood home in rural Brattleboro Vermont for the serenity she hopes will rekindle her imagination.

Ainsley Hill Farm was originally an Inn dating back to the American Revolution. With a new-found friend, an old golden retriever, and an ancient sugar maple, Helen’s life is about to change.

Initials carved on the tree trunk suddenly appear. . . then disappear. She realizes that the majestic tree is a portal into past injustices, and it is up to her to bring closure to the lost memories of the dead.

From World War Two, Italy, and the anti-Nazi partisan movement, she moves back in time to events during World War One, in Nova Scotia, Canada, and the Halifax explosion, which obliterated the city in an instant and took thousands of lives. Next, Helen learns that Brattleboro was a stop on the Underground Railroad and runaway slaves used the Inn as a sanctuary on their journey north. Finally, she returns to the Inn’s early days during the Revolution, where she discovers that her ancestors played a significant and dangerous role in the survival of the thirteen colonies.

Through her venerable maple tree, Helen finds her storytelling artistry re-emerge as she sets out to immortalize the heartbreaking past of the Ainsley Hill Inn.