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Product Description Uptown, Chicago. Fall, 1963. In the brutal place known as "Hillbilly Land," the James Allen McCree family of Letcher County, Kentucky struggle to survive. It is in the hostile environment that 14-year-old Annie must come of age. When her mother passes on to her a folk belief in a guardian angel, Annie dares to hope that her family might come under his protection. However, a series of personal tragedies propels her on her own spiritual journey. Along the way she discovers more about who she is, experiences the power of first love, and learns a thing or two about so-called angels -- namely, that they often aren't what one expects and rarely look like angels at all! About the Author Jim Lawrence is a native Southerner. He grew up in the coastal community of New Smyrna Beach, Florida and received much of his education in North Carolina and at Florida State University. He spent a number of years in Los Angeles working in the film and television industries. He currently lives and writes in Asheville, North Carolina where he teaches TV production and screenwriting, directs the occasional stage play, practices Tai Chi Chuan and shares in the parenting of two precocious Cairn terriers.