If the Ice Had Held

Wendy J. Fox

• Publisher: Santa Fe Writer's Project
• Year: 2019
• eBook ISBN: 9781939650924
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Literature General
• Index: Literature

A haunting family drama of secrets, loss, and the enduring bonds of sisterhood.

Melanie Henderson's life is built on a lie. The truth about her birth and the identity of her real parents is a carefully guarded secret in her small Colorado town. She doesn't know that her birth mother was just 14 and unmarried to her father, a local boy who drowned crossing an icy river.

Thirty-five years later, Melanie navigates affairs and a corporate job, unaware that the woman who raised her is actually her aunt—or that her birth mother is still in her life. As a forest fire rages and a car accident shakes the family, Melanie finds herself at the center of an unraveling tangle of tragedy and heartbreak. If the Ice Had Held is a lyrical exploration of complicated lives, perfect for readers of literary fiction and family dramas.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Chapter One
• Chapter Two
• Chapter Three
• Chapter Four
• Chapter Five
• Chapter Six
• Chapter Seven
• Chapter Eight
• Chapter Nine
• Chapter Ten
• Chapter Eleven
• Chapter Twelve
• Chapter Thirteen
• Chapter Fourteen
• Chapter Fifteen
• Chapter Sixteen
• Chapter Seventeen
• Chapter Eighteen
• Chapter Nineteen
• Chapter Twenty
• Chapter Twenty-One
• Chapter Twenty-Two
• Chapter Twenty-Three
• Chapter Twenty-Four
• Chapter Twenty-Five
• Chapter Twenty-Six
• Chapter Twenty-Seven
• Chapter Twenty-Eight
• Chapter Twenty-Nine
• Chapter Thirty
• Chapter Thirty-One
• Chapter Thirty-Two
• Chapter Thirty-Three
• Chapter Thirty-Four
• Chapter Thirty-Five
• Chapter Thirty-Six
• Chapter Thirty-Seven
• Acknowledgements
• About The Author
• Promo Page 1
• Promo Page 2
• Promo Page 3
• Promo Page 4