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While going through a box of photographs that belonged to her elusive grandfather, Tess Danner suspects a family secret that could explain the unusual relationship between her grandparents and shed light on events that have shaped her family. As Tess and her cousin, Maymie, correspond via handwritten letters, the reader is privy to the unfolding mystery through the undiscovered letters of their ancestors. -- Back cover

At the turn of the twentieth century, reclusive orchardist William Talmadge tends to his apples and apricots. One day, two teenaged girls steal his fruit and later return to see the man who gave them no chase. Feral, scared, and pregnant, they take up on Talmadge's land and indulge in his reservoir of compassion. But just as the girls begin to trust him, men arrive in the orchard with guns...

Frank Fletcher was born April 13, 1863, to Charles and Mary Jane Fletcher of Bush Creek, Fairbault, Minnesota. The family migrated to Columbia County, Washington in 1869. Frank married Laura Anna Manning in Dayton 12 January 1885. Includes descendants chiefly in Columbia County, Washington.

"Knocked off her feet after twenty years in public health nursing, Iris Graville quit her job and convinced her husband and their thirteen-year-old twins to move to Stahekin, a remote mountain village in Washington State's North Cascades. They sought adventure; she yearned for the solitude of this community of eighty-five residents accessible only by boat, float plane, or hiking. "Hiking Naked" chronicles Graville's journey through questions about...