The Lost Mother

In this evocative novel set in rural Vermont during the Great Depression, a husband named Henry Talcott grapples with the abandonment of his wife, Irene, while caring for their two young children, Thomas and Margaret, in a tent by Black Pond. As an itinerant butcher, he often leaves the children alone, burdened by shame and the weight of not revealing their mother's departure. When their affluent neighbor, Mrs. Phyllis Farley, becomes interested in befriending the children, they embark on a quest to find their mother, uncovering the painful truth about her departure. Meanwhile, Henry faces a profound decision that could alter their lives forever.