The Fabric of Wishful Thinking

"A tale that shows how many ways love can hurt and can heal." -Dr. Jean Haskell, professor of Appalachian studies, co-editor of the Encyclopedia of Appalachia

In 1910 rural Virginia, guns and homemade liquor were readily available. Good citizens turned a blind eye and a sheriff rarely interfered. Married women were at the mercy of a husband and his family.

Ella, a young woman with two small children, is trapped in an abusive marriage to Red Hutchinson, with no way out. At the time, no woman h...