The Flowering

June 1974 mass market paperback, Agnes Sligh Turnbull (The Gown of Glory). Hester Carr had everything-- charm, security, and friend who cared for her. Everything-- but a man. Her husband's death had left her with memories of a calm, quiet happiness. There had never been any great passion between them. There had certainly never been anything to prepare her fro John Justin. In a small town like Hester's, any stranger caused talk. But John Justin was especially mysterious: the long walks he took past midnight, his strange familiarity with the townspeople, his dangerous plans for the town. And suddenly, Hester found herself town from her old security and drawn through a whirlwind of danger and mystery--to the arms of the stranger. - Amazon


Genre: Literary Fiction