A young Southern woman sets out on a journey of self-discovery as the infamous 1925 Scopes Trial tests her faith and her marriage in this moving novel from the author of Time After Time and The Irresistible Henry House.
But in the midst of these conflicts--one waged in an open courtroom, the other behind closed doors--Annabel will discover that the path to her own Evolution begins with the courage to think for herself..
As the ongoing trial divides neighbor against neighbor, it also divides the Craigs in unexpected ways.
And when George joins the team defending Scopes, Annabel begins to question both her beliefs and her vows.
Journalists descend in a frenzy, thrusting the town and its citizens into the national spotlight.
William Jennings Bryan--a revered Southern politician--joins the prosecution, pitting himself and his faith against the renowned defense attorney Clarence Darrow.
Foreshadowing today\'s culture wars, the trial against Scopes is a spectacle unlike any the country has seen.
Scopes is arrested for teaching Charles Darwin\'s theory of Evolution at the local high school.
The strain on their relationship is only intensified when John T.
But before the end of their first year of marriage, their lives are beset by losses.
Annabel Hayes--born, baptized, and orphaned in the sleepy conservative town of Dayton, Tennessee--is thrilled to find herself falling quickly and deeply in love with George Craig, a sophisticated attorney newly arrived from Knoxville.
Before the summer was over, all that and much more would change.
I had thought I knew exactly what I wanted and what I didn\'t. . . .
An essential American story from a master craftsman.--Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author of The Good Left Undone I had never questioned a miracle, witnessed a gunfight, or seen a dead body. . . .
Lisa Grunwald is a national treasure.
A young Southern woman sets out on a journey of self-discovery as the infamous 1925 Scopes Trial tests her faith and her marriage in this moving novel from the author of Time After Time and The Irresistible Henry House
