Plot Summary: What happens, When & Where, Central Characters, Major Conflicts
Jeb Nubey is on the run, a man he got into a fight with may die and so he is a wanted man. He doesn't reckon on picking up a trio of abandoned children, but that's what happens when he runs into the 13 year old Angel and her two siblings. They are trying to fend for themselves after being left in the lurch by their father's girlfriend. After Jeb reluctantly gives them a ride to Millwood Hollow, Arkansas they are mistaken by the congregation of a local church for a pastor and his family (whom they have been corresponding with). Jeb plays along with the scheme, seeing as how he is being fed well and given a place to live. But then he has to prepare a sermon, and he also meets Fern Coulter, the local schoolteacher who is single and looking. How long can he keep up this ruse? How long will he want to?






Style Characterisics: Pacing, clarity, structure, narrative devices, etc.
The story is set in 1927 during the depression, which plays into the desperation of Jeb and the children to survive. The time period and rural setting are captured very well. The story has a gentle tone and is mainly a character study of Jeb and how he responds to these circumstances, eventually finding hope in God and turning his life around. His struggle and the heartwarming characters of the children and Fern make this a memorable story. ( )