"I was holding the hog butchering knife in both hands. It still had dried blood from today's hog that I had slaughtered.Anger and fury filled my eyes and head as I looked down at him. The fly on his jeans was still half undone. The bruises on my arms and side were only half healed."Thus begins the story of Leah Anne, a young girl from Appalachia, Kentucky. Follow her travels form Deer Branch to Lexington to Killarney, Ireland.During a thirteen year span she is faced with murder, World War 2, and great sadness, This is the story of a young woman's perseverance, strength, and her search for happiness and forgiveness. Author Tim Callahan has created a character the reader will fall in love with, and surrounds her with drama, tragedy and humor.