Synopses & Reviews
The only possession Miss Amethyst Noble loves as much as the antique brooch she wears at her throat is Noble House-a symbol of freedom, faith, and a family history proudly and inextricably entwined with the history of a nation. For a hundred and forty years, Noble House has been a place of shelter, hope, and healing in Cambridge, Mississippi. A place of miracles.
When she discovers her dissolute son has designs to sell the ancestral home out from under her, Miss Amethyst-ninety-three years old and as sharp as eve- isn't about to let that legacy go. If her son is lost to her, there's still her granddaughter. Little Am, who had once held such sweet promise, but the gentle, good-natured child has mutated in her teenage years into something else altogether. But whatever it takes, Little Am is going to know that the Noble family heritage is worth fighting for.
Synopsis
Ninety-three-year-old Amethyst Noble is spunky, feisty, and charismatic. So when her greedy and calculating son, Conrad, tries to save himself from financial ruin by declaring her incompetent, Amethyst summons all her resources to save her home, her memories, and her family. She decided that the only way to fend off her son is to barricade herself and her great-granddaughter in her home. The only problem is that a wrecking ball is aimed right at her home, and will begin its path to demolish the house whether or not Amethyst stays in it. This heart-warming novel by Penelope J. Stokes, author of The Blue Bottle Club, is filled with an eclectic mix of characters and unexpected plot twists that will keep readers enthralled until the very last page.