![]() ![]() ![]() He’s been appointed science teacher at the local high school and the discoveries by Darwin are causing an explosion of divisive thinking. Rewind to the 1880s when Thatcher Greenwood finds himself living in the newly established Vineland with his young wife, mother- in- law and sister- in- law. Desperate for help to fix the house, Willa begins looking for funding from the Historical Preservation Society and finds out about the history, an earlier occupant and the utopian community set up as Vineland. Her high spirited daughter, Tig whom she barely understands comes home from Cuba and the house is filled with people all of whom have problems. Her highly educated son, Zeke struggles under the weight of school debt and a new baby. Added to her woes is her cantankerous, bigoted father- in- law who requires almost round the clock care. The house is almost uninhabitable and the cost of renovations prohibitive. Her husband manages to pick up a short term job as a lecturer at a nearby University. She inherits an old house in a place called Vineland. Instead, she finds that she and her academic husband are homeless and jobless. Meet Willa Knox, a freelance writer with adult children who had planned for a secure and comfortable future. ![]()
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