At the Foot of the Rainbow

A story of love, sacrifice, and the wreckage of years-long deception set in the Indiana countryside. Jimmy Malone has built his life on lies, using his closest friend Dannie as both shield and tool while keeping a devastating secret. Mary, Jimmy's wife, has loved Dannie from the moment they met but married the wrong man out of duty or desperation. When the truth finally surfaces, Dannie must decide whether to forgive the unforgivable or walk away from everyone he's ever loved. Stratton-Porter weaves her beloved Indiana landscapes throughout this intimate tragedy, making the natural world a mirror for her characters' emotional terrain. The novel asks what we owe to those who love us most, and whether some betrayals are too deep to survive. For readers who savor romantic tragedy in the vein of Edna Ferber or early Willa Cather.