Home is Where the Heart Is

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This is the story of Brady Allen and how she found a home and romance with the bewildering, loving Marstons. When Brady’s father left the mountain and went off to look for work, he left Brady to live with the Marstons in their rambling farm called The Houses. And to Brady, coming from a small cabin, it seemed that perhaps she would never belong to this strange, wonderful household. She could scarcely accustom herself to mornings in the family classroom, to sitting at the long kitchen table piled with good food, to sharing with Sally the deep feather bed under the eaves. Secretly she feared that when Judge Marston returned from his circuit, he might not even want her. But Brady had a loving heart, and with each day she became more a part of The Houses. It was Brady who delighted little Fernie’s heart at Christmas. It was Brady who sat long hours spinning with Granny. It was Brady who kept the secret that made it possible for Miss Nell to run off and marry Trink. And it was to Brady that Bob turned when he needed help in hiding the outlander, the railroad man whom Sally loved, but whom the Judge forbade The Houses. Because of Bob especially, Brady knew she would always be a part of the Marston family, that the motto she had worked on a sampler is true: “Home Is Where The Heart Is”. It is a story of family love, of friendship, and of romance. It is one of those rare, delightful books which are read and reread and remembered happily for a very long time.