Under a Driftless Sky: A Novel

Adelle Reece's carefully controlled life unravels when her involvement in a college admissions scandal results in a year of house arrest at The Olive Branch, a subsistence farm and rehabilitation center tucked into the rolling hills of Wisconsin's Driftless region.

Estranged from her daughter and stripped of everything familiar, Adelle finds herself struggling to adapt to the opposites forced upon her. Her guardian, Olive, exudes peace and serenity, yet Adelle suspects that she's hiding something. Then there's Olive's son, a young man who defies everything Adelle thought she knew about Down syndrome.

Adelle resists the intentionally slower pace, the rolling hills that somehow irk her, and the faith that permeates the air at The Olive Branch. But as she's seen, embraced, and forgiven, Adelle reluctantly begins to discover that a different way of living might be exactly what she's needed.

Under a Driftless Sky is a thoughtful, spiritually rich novel that invites us to consider how God meets us in the mundane, and how we can learn to notice his presence while still on our way to wholeness.

Why you'll love Under a Driftless Sky:

• A slow, atmospheric setting that offers readers an immersive escape into a quieter, more intentional rhythm of life
• An honest and relatable portrait of one woman's journey to the other side of striving and control
• A spiritually formative story rooted in themes of community, simplicity, and savoring God's Word, his presence, and the gifts of ordinary life

Under a Driftless Sky reminds us that the life we've been seeking may be waiting for us in the places we least expect. In seasons of hard work or rest, of lack or abundance, of waiting and watching, God's invitation is to go deeper, to embrace a sustainable, refreshing faith and a satisfying life that worships its way to wholeness.