The Quaker Cafe

When Liz Hoole, a free-spirited liberal from the Midwest, marries into a conservative Quaker family, she knowsthat raising children in compliance with Quaker values will be challenging. Twenty-five years later, she stillfeels like she's falling short of expectations. Fortunately, her faith and her friends in the small, rural North Carolina town of Cedar Branch keep her strong.After her best friend's politically powerful father dies, Liz stumbles upon secrets from the past that threatento unravel the current harmony in Cedar Branch, a town with a history of racial tension. As she researchesmore and eavesdrops on gossip at the Quaker Cafe, where everyone meets each morning, Liz soon discovers the truth about an injustice that she cannot reveal to anyone — not even her husband.Surrounded by a cast of richly drawn Southern characters, Liz learns that even good people can make bad choices. Now, she must decide whether she has the strength to bring a past wrong to light, despite the consequences.