Summary of When the Dust Settles
Welcome to Elomina, Texas!
A small, but growing town with tall pine trees, good fishing, and likeable residents, some who have pasts they wish to keep hidden.
Recently widowed, Lottie moves with her young daughter to the town of Elomina, seeking a fresh start. Upon arrival, she discovers she is pregnant, adding to the complexities of her new life.
Cora, a young woman who has spent her life working on her family farm, faces the prospect of never marrying or having a family of her own.
As the years pass with no suitors in sight, Cora begins to wonder if she is destined for a life of spinsterhood.
Ethel, a woman whose deepest desire is to become a mother, has faced the heartbreak of disappointment time and time again.
Resigned to the fact that she may never become a mother, she begins to let go of her dream.
Set against the backdrop of the close-knit town in 1925, this story explores themes of love, loss, resilience, friendship, and the enduring power of change.