02102cam a2200361 i 4500 375086686 TxAuBib 20190328120000.0 180116s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780718099107 0718099109 (OCoLC)1016932715 TxAuBib rda Bischof, Joanne. Sons of Blackbird Mountain : a novel / Joanne Bischof. Nashville, Tennessee : Thomas Nelson, [2018] x, 341 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes discussion questions. "Thor Norgaard hasn't spoken to anyone in his twenty-eight years, but when the young widow he loves crosses an ocean to live on his Appalachian farm, this reclusive alcoholic will brave much more than words to heal her heart.-- When Aven Norgaard leaves Norway to serve as housekeeper to her late husband's cousins in Appalachia, she expects lads in need of care, not three grown men--each in need of a wife and bound by a powerful brotherhood. As the men carve out a living by brewing artisan liquor, young Haakon's pursuit tempts Aven's lonely spirit. But it is his deaf brother, Thor, whose silent strength shows her the depths of real love. Unable to speak to any woman, Thor Norgaard never anticipates Aven will befriend him, let alone treat him as her safe harbor. Though hard cider is their livelihood and his greatest talent, he fights his way to sobriety with Haakon's help, defying the bottle for Aven's hand--only to face a battle of the heart that tests even the strongest bonds of brotherhood"-- Provided by publisher. 20190328. Widows Fiction. Mountain life Fiction. Brothers Fiction. Alcoholics Fiction. Deaf Fiction. Appalachian Mountains Fiction. Religious fiction. Romance fiction. TXLCL