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Set in 1941, a southern family struggles through the consequences of a chance occurrence, a crime unplanned. Their tragedies begin with an opportunistic kidnapping of beautiful fourteen year old Tessa, granddaughter in the three generation household. The family's roots in Louisiana were planted before the Civil War, but even in good families a bad apple can begin an avalanche of troubles. Each is tested until they're near breaking, blaming themselves. The brutal actions of a disturbed cousin inflame family members. One is unable to let go of his desire for vengeance. When the judge sentences the guilty to military service he joins up to follow. In Okinawa theirs is a blood for blood confrontation during one of the worst battles of WWII.
This is the first story in Painted Tree: Two Novellas.
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