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NedinthelushBlueRidgeMountainsofVirginia,thetownoBigStoneGaphasbeenhometoAveMariaMulliganMaeChesneyandherfamilyforgenerations.Butwithherdaughter,Etta,havingflownthenesttoenchantingItaly,AveMariahasreachedaturningpoint.Whenafriend'spostcardarriveswiththemessage"Startliving'yourlifeforyou,"AveMariarealizesthatshemustgoinsearchofbrand-newdreams.Butbeforeshecanputherfootonthepath,herlifeisturnedupsidedown:alifelongfriendshipcollapseswhenamysteriousstrangercomestotownandrevealsalong-buriedsecret;anoldheartthrobreappears,shakingupAveMaria'smarriageandofferingherawayoutofhertroubles;andanopportunisticcoalcompanythreatenstounder-minethee0mmunity'swayoflifeandthemountainlandscapeAveMariahastreasuredsinceshewasagirl.Nowshehasnochoicebuttoreinventherworld,herlife,andherself,comewhatmay.