Greenwillow

New OCR, formatted, proofed, v1.5. This novel possesses a kind of gentle enchantment, and the reader will find it as refreshing as a drink of clear spring water. It is the story of Greenwillow—a village which exists beyond the boundaries of time and which has no geographical location except, perhaps, in the hearts of all of us. Here live people who are kinder and happier than we can be, people whose lives are linked with the rhythm of the seasons, the passing away of the old in the winter, the surge of new life in the spring. The story begins with the return of that roving man, Amos Briggs, who stays in the village just long enough to get his -wife with child again. Gideon, his oldest son, is afraid that he too will be driven by the destiny that has set the men of the family wandering...