#1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci has always delivered great stories, authentic characters, and thought-provoking ideas since his powerful debut novel, Absolute Power. Now this versatile writer movingly evokes rural America as he makes us believe in the great and little miracles that can change lives--or save them.Precocious twelve-year-old Louisa Mae Cardinal lives in the hectic New York City of 1940 with her family. Then tragedy strikes--and Lou and her younger brother, Oz, must go with their invalid mother to live on their great-grandmother's farm in the Virginia mountains. Suddenly Lou finds herself coming of age in a new landscape, making her first true friend, and experiencing adventures tragic, comic, and audacious. When a dark, destructive force encroaches on her new home, her struggle will play out in a crowded Virginia courtroom?and determine the future of two children, an entire town, and the mountains they love. Excerpted from Wish You Well by David Baldacci All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.
