Sometimes when we look back, we are able to see ahead…

Following her mother's funeral, and on the verge of her own midlife crisis, widow Anna Larson returns to the home of her youth to sort out her parents' belongings, as well as her own turbulent life.

For the first time since childhood, Anna embraces her native heritage, despite the disdain of her vicious mother-in-law.

By transforming her old family home on the banks of the Siuslaw River into The Inn at Shining Waters, Anna hopes to create a place of healing --- a place where guests experience peace, grace, and new beginnings. Starting with her own family…

RIVER'S SONG: The Inn at Shining Waters Series, Book 1 © Copyright 2011 by Melody Carlson. Reprinted with permission by Abingdon Press. All rights reserved.