In a Grove of Maples by Jenny Knipfer

Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Jenny Knipfer’s new novel In a Grove of Maples as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. In a Grove of Maples is the first book in the Sheltering Trees series.

April 5th, 1898

Dear Diary,

We buried Lyle today. Not near the maples but in the Catholic cemetery. His body may be there, but I will always think of him as being in the grove of maples. Father Henry read some scriptures and spoke a prayer over him. My heart ...