<p>A hidden stash of musty letters unexpectedly discovered in an attic opens the floodgates of decades of indiscretions and deceit&mdash;confiscated mail, forged death certificate, an illicit adoption, and blackmail. Ultimately, the enigma of the stockpiled letters is divulged by the family&rsquo;s faithful farmhand, old Lon&mdash;protector of family secrets and lies. His disclosure leads to finding out why Katharine&rsquo;s beloved admirer, who left to make a home for them thirty years earlier, was never heard from again. The yellowed cache of handwritten letters forever alters the lives of the diminutive farming community&rsquo;s respected matriarch and her family and others.</p>