The Language of Sycamores — Lisa Wingate

Karen Sommerfield has been hiding from the big questions of life-- immersing herself in a high-pressure job, ignoring the emotional distance it her marriage, avoiding memories of a sudden miscarriage and a bout with cancer that stole her chance of ever having children. She's convinced herself that money, power, and success can give her the sense of purpose she yearns for...until the day the company downsizes her out of a job and the doctor tells her that the cancel may be back. It's a double blow that would send anyone reeling.

It sends Karen on a search for herself in the last place she ever thought to look Grandma Rose's old farm, where her sister has made a seemingly perfect life. A; Karen's hectic schedule falls away, she opens up to the unexpected--a lonely child in need of nurturing and newly discovered family members with insights into the past In the quiet of the Missouri Ozarks, she once again hears the call of the river and the whispers of the sycamore leaves. In their soft, secret language, she will discover answers, a forgotten purpose, and a joy to make her life complete.