Lila & Theron examines the depth and triumph of the human spirit, immersing us in a world where neighbors and nature are the gifts and love endures and survives great hardship.  Set in rural America and spanning much of the twentieth century, Lila & Theron captures the spirit of the American experience.

 

A young mother dies giving birth to a son, who is then fostered out.  When the boy Theron first meets his father and is told his mother's death is his own fault, he can only muster the question, "How did she die?"  Looking away, the father mutters, "She died givin' birth ta you.  An' I lost all her help and comforts."

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Award-winning author and Vermont Public Radio commentator Bill Schubart, first introduced us to these characters in his 2008 short story collection The Lamoille Stories.*

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*From the jacket

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