As their relationship deepens, friendshipsoon blossoms into healing for wounded souls and a love that can’tbe denied. 'As the drought of 1930 burns crops to a crisp, Bryony Linwood dreams of cooling winter snows and the life she would have had if Daddy hadn't been killed in the Great War and Mama hadn't moved Bryony and her sisters to their grandfather's struggling tenant farm in tiny Eden, Arkansas. : The Sweetest Rain (Flowers of Eden) (9781616369811) by Johnson, Myra and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. But Bryony’s forced optimismand dogged determination disguise a heart as dry and despairing asthe scorched earth.until she discovers Michael Heath and his beau-tiful botanical illustrations. When Bryony accepts employment at the Heath mansion, it’s just ajob at first, a means to ward off destitution until the drought ends andGrandpa’s farm is prosperous again. Lost in the diversity of nature’s beauty, he finds escapefrom a troubled past and from his wealthy father’s continual pressureto take an interest in the family plantation. A virtual recluse, his one passion is botanicalillustration. Michael Heath barely survived the war, and twelve years later allhe wants to do is forget. Now Mama’s gone, too, and as times growtougher, Bryony will do whatever it takes to ensure her family’ssurvival.

As the drought of 1930 burns crops to a crisp, Bryony Linwooddreams of cooling winter snows and the life she would have had ifDaddy hadn’t been killed in the Great War and Mama hadn’t movedBryony and her sisters to their grandfather’s struggling tenant farmin tiny Eden, Arkansas.

The Sweetest Rain by Myra Johnson