In the Garden — Norma Vaughn Danzey

Robert Brennen is the son of a farmer living in Franklin, Tennessee during the 1920's. He wants nothing more in life than to work the farm and help his family. Living with guilt for being the driver of a horse-drawn buggy that careened into the river with three passengers and came out with two, he doesn't need more sorrow. Tragedy occurs when Robert becomes involved in a set-up. A bullet meant for him hits someone else. He has hardly had time to come to grips with this when he is hit with the possibility of his farm being repossessed. Maude Lee doesn't remember who she is when she wakes in in a strange room How does it feel when someone asks her name, and she can't remember? Where is her family? What has happened to her? She tries to piece the puzzle together. Her mind plays tricks on her. Why are they calling her Mona? A beautiful girl named Polly comes to visit. This was someone she knew. The pretty girl gives Maude a picture. Maude loves the picture of Robert, and Polly takes her to visit him. Now Maude worships Robert. She follows him around and wants to live in his room. She brings him flowers and thinks he loves her too. Suddenly, something terrible happens, and Maude is taken away from her beautiful flower garden by force. When she finally escapes with the help of a black horse, her memory returns, but some of the puzzle pieces are missing. Reunited with her parents who have moved to Mobile, Alabama. Maude meets Edwin. Will she find happiness with him, or will she find her future with her old love, Robert? In the Garden is the sequel to Unclouded Day. The final novel in The Roaring Twenties series will be Send The Light.