The Mending Field

Two brothers who haven't spoken a civil word in eight years must work side by side to save the life of a boy they both love. Thomas and Eli Mayhew divide their family's failing apple orchard with a fence line and a silence deeper than winter frost. But when Thomas's twelve-year-old son is diagnosed with a critical heart condition, the only hope lies in a buried family secret that demands the one thing neither brother can give—trust in the other. Set against the hard beauty of 1960s upstate New York, this is a story of sacrifice, long-kept debts, and the stubborn roots of love.