![]() ![]() Her mother and her sister, Esther, weren’t meant for life on the mountains, they said. Ellie lost the family that she once knew. ![]() And what the Great Depression didn’t take, the mountain did. They moved to property on Echo Mountain to start over and rebuild. ![]() The Great Depression took many things from Ellie’s family–her parent’s jobs, their house, and their comfortable lives. Following her heart, and the lead of a scruffy mutt, Ellie will make her way to the top of the mountain, in search of the healing secrets of a woman known only as “the hag.” But the mountain still has many untold stories left to reveal to Ellie, as she finds her way forward among a complex constellation of strong women spanning generations. Urgent for a cure to bring her father back, Ellie is determined to try anything. ![]() An accident for which Ellie has accepted the unearned weight of blame. But there is little joy, even for Ellie, as they all struggle with the sorrow and aftermath of an accident that left her father in a coma. Though her sister Esther, especially, resents everything about the mountain, Ellie has found more freedom, a new strength, and a love of the natural world that now surrounds them. They have started over, carving out a new life in the unforgiving terrain of Echo Mountain. After the financial crash, Ellie and her family have lost nearly everything-including their home in town. ![]()
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