The Legacy of Eden - Nelle Davy

To understand what it meant to be a Hathaway you d first have to see Aurelia. For generations, a grand estate house was the crowning glory of over three thousand acres of Iowa farm land and golden corn fields. Named Aurelia, it was a monument to matriarch Lavinia Hathaway s dream to elevate the family name no matter what relative or stranger she had to destroy in the process. It was a desperation that wrought the downfall of the Hathaways and the once prosperous farm. Now the last inhabitant of the decaying old home has died alone. None of the surviving members of the Hathaway dynasty want anything to do with the house, the land or the memories. Especially Meredith Pincetti. Now living in New York City, for seventeen years Lavinia s youngest grandchild has tried to forget everything about her family and her past. But with the receipt of a pleading letter, Meredith is again thrust into conflict with the legacy which destroyed her family s once-great name. Back at Aurelia, Meredith must confront the rise and fall of the Hathaway family...and her own part in their mottled history.