The setting of Tova takes place in the near future where most all farmland in America mysteriously no longer produces crops.  Grayson Hall's Virginian family run farm is the exception, and this is exactly where Tova, a teenage runaway,decides to seek work. When Grayson, also the head of the farm becomes ill, Tova sets out to help conceal the rapidly declining health of her boss from the city officials who have been trying to get him to sell the farm. Tova's soaring spirit is up for the task until she discovers a shocking part to her family's longtime secret. Her struggle with forgiveness may just cause her, and the others at the farm, the loss of all they've been devotely working toward to save the farm.

Tova, the Fiction Novel, will be completed December 2010 & on shelves in 2011.

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                *Inspiration from Tova came from research at farms just outside of Vancouver, Canada, as well as farms in California.  Thank you to the families who allowed me to explore and wander about your farms!  In addition, I have derived knowledge which has fed my imagination from Ken Wilber's book "A Brief History Of Everything", Bill Bryson's book, "A Short History Of Nearly Everyhing," a book by Sharon Astyk called "A Nation Of Farmers" and last but definitely not least, John Perkin's book "Confessions Of An Economic Hit Man."  The technical facts and statistics in these nonfiction books have allowed me to write my fiction novel in a practical way, which reflects some of the real life concerns we are having in our current day global culture, while building on the fun and adventurous, soul-seeking undertone that is the true essence of Tova.

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