Unto These Hills by Emily Sue Hervey is a southern literary/women's fiction novel, free courtesy of small press The Story Plant, which is run by Lou Aronica, a former editor for Bantam or Avon's sf/fantasy line, IIRC.
Currently free @
Amazon UK, will likely drop in the
main store as well. Previous Story Plant/Fiction Studio freebies have shown up across various stores, but not always all of them for each book. However, B&N is the most likely to also get this.
Description
Unto These Hills is an unforgettable novel of love, scandal, family, and roots by one of the most emotionally authentic authors of our time. Taking us into the deep South's Tucapau Mill Hill, it introduces us to the unforgettable Sunny Acklin.
Betrayed, abandoned, and violated, Sunny faces one seemingly insurmountable challenge after another. But she never loses her spirit or the memory of the love that once so richly illuminated her world. As years go by, Sunny does everything she can to make something of her life until at last an opportunity arises, one charged with promise...and undeniable risk.
From its vivid evocation of mill hill life to its pitch perfect rendering of the complexities of family and relationships, Unto These Hills is at once epic and intensely intimate. It is the richest novel yet from a writer who fluently speaks the language of our deepest feelings.