Avon, Ohio, was a sleepy little farm town in 1945. A simple way of
life focused around strict Catholic doctrine, St. Mary's Church,
and the objective truths and sense of right and wrong contained
within those hallowed institutions. Tolerance was a luxury, one in
which this town never indulged, favoring the rod over compassion.
In 1928, when a young woman was the victim of sexual assault, she
was tarnished, regardless of her subsequent marriage and a house
full of children. Years after the assault, I was born into this
family -- a family that shared a dilapidated farm house scarcely
big enough to contain two people, let alone my grandparents,
mother, sister, and two brothers. The townspeople's denial became
condemnation as my father divorced my mother; the Town shunned our
family and my mother took to her bed, unable to face herself or the
world. Unaware of the cause of my mother's inability to function, I
only knew I would grow to live a different life. I made a promise
to that effect at the age of seven, under the shade and protection
of my Butternut Tree. The fulfillment of that promise has taken
many turns. "By turns humorous and poignant, Maureen Kostalnick's
The Butternut Tree is insightful, entertaining, and stands as a
testament to the human spirit. A tragedy, but also a triumph, this
nostalgic tale brims with love and seethes with vengeance,
seemingly in equal measure, pulling no punches in its honest,
heartbreaking exploration of the vast spectrum of human emotion."
-- Eldon Thompson, author of The Divine Talisman
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