AUTUMN IN WOLF VALLEY
What would you hold on to if your world was washing away?
Howard Lynch lived a life measured in silences. The silence of his rural Pennsylvania upbringing. The silence of his grief-stricken home in Wolf Valley. The silence of his novelist wife, Amber, lost suddenly a year ago. His only companion? An adopted dog named Coby—a four-legged reminder of a life he could have had.
Then, the river starts rising.
With a relentless storm stalled over the region, Howard is faced with a devastating choice: Escape to safety or risk everything to save a life that represents his last link to Amber.
Weaving between the flood and the intricate love story that leads up to Amber’s tragic passing, Murray paints an intimate portrait of a complicated man whose life was marked by obstacles from his earliest years.
Autumn in Wolf Valley is a story about the things we lose, the unexpected gifts we find, and the enduring power of forgiveness. It’s a reminder that even in the darkest depths, hope can rise. And sometimes, the greatest love stories are the ones we never see coming.
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Praise for Autumn in Wolf Valley:
***A Readers’ Choice Book Awards Finalist***
“Autumn in Wolf Valley is a powerful and deeply moving historical fiction novel. […] Murray masterfully weaves between the past and the present, creating a compelling story rich in detail and emotional depth.”
— Readers’ Choice Book Awards
“Murray cleverly…illustrate[s] the unexpected joys—and pain—that love can bring. Readers will be reminded, through Howard’s closure at the novel’s end, of the new beginnings that forgiveness can bring.”
— Booklife by Publisher’s Weekly
“Tender and introspective, Autumn in Wolf Valley explores the quiet strength it takes to move forward—reminding us that healing lies not in forgetting, but in carrying memory with grace.”
— American Writing Awards
“Have your tissues ready. This is a sorrowful, heartfelt novel about reckoning with guilt, death, and lost love. But from this sadness emerges a message about moving on and recognizing the love you had.”
— Independent Book Review
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