In the fall of 1918 infantry sniper Joshua Hunter saves an ambushed
patrol in the Bois le Prêtre forest of Lorraine . . . and then vanishes.
Pulled from the rubble of an enemy bunker days later, he receives an
award for valor and passage home to Hadley, a remote hamlet in
Virginia’s western highlands. Reeling from war and influenza, Hadley
could surely use a hero. Family and friends embrace him; an
engagement is announced; a job is offered.
Yet all is not what it seems. Joshua experiences panics and can’t recall
the incident that crippled him. He guards a secret too, one that grips
tight like the icy air on the ridge above his father’s quarry. Over the
course of a Virginia winter and an echoed season in war-torn France,
The Fallen Snow reveals his wide-eyed journey to the front and his
ragged path back. Along the way he finds companions – a youth
mourning a lost brother, a widowed nurse seeking a new life and Aiden,
a bold sergeant escaping a vengeful father. While all of them leave their
mark on Joshua, it is the strong yet nurturing Aiden who will awaken his
heart, leaving him forever changed.
Set against the backdrop of a besieged Appalachian forest during a time
of great tragedy, The Fallen Snow charts an extraordinary coming of
age, exploring how damaged souls learn to heal, and dare to grow.
