Freeman Farm

About the Book

It is seemingly another ordinary workday in an imports warehouse in Marietta, Georgia, as Burke Wickstrom unlocks his office door. What he does not expect as he flips on the lights is to see the dark muzzle of a DEA agent’s pistol pointed at his face. Moments later, Burke is under arrest, a suspect in a terrible crime. Released after his story checks out, Burke, now unemployed and uncertain how to move forward, sells most of his material possessions and decides to visit his elderly uncle, Luther, at the old Freeman Farm in northern Minnesota, a place that holds fond childhood memories. As Burke renews family bonds and embraces a simpler lifestyle, he agrees to stay and help Luther with the farm. But while on this new path, Burke begins to realize that life might be leading him just where he needs to be.

About the Author

Bruce C Smith has worked as a handyman, farmer, plumber, painter, laborer, researcher, writer, orchardist, teacher, and professor. He has built homesteads and orchards five times in two states. He met many interesting people along the way. The characters in this book speak the wisdom and love of many of those people. His philosophy is that when we encounter wise and virtuous people it is best to observe them and collect their insights to add to our own. He is the author of The War Comes to Plum Street, awarded Best Non-fiction Book of 2005 by the Indiana Center For The Book. He is the creator of SmithHand Writing Methods, a manuscript and cursive handwriting program. This is his first novel.