One letter stitched a family together. Now, with war on the wind, only love -- penned note by note -- holds the threads in place.

Autumn 1941

Three young women -- strangers to one another -- each receive an alluring invitation they cannot and dare not refuse -- Thanksgiving dinner in Texas with a mysterious ninety-year-old woman.

Virginia Campbell, a poised Boston socialite on the brink of marrying into a powerful political family, is entrusted with a delicate family mission -- one that could jeopardize the perfect wedded life she so carefully planned.

Eulalia Bell, a spirited nursing graduate, earned her scholarship in Nebraska thanks to the Orphan Train. But the truth of her past threatens the career she's fought hard to build.

Francesca Smythe, a resilient wife and mother on an Oklahoma ranch, survived the Dust Bowl and Depression. She longs for the warmth and connection of a true family. When the letter arrives, she wonders if it holds the key to the belonging, she's yearned for all her life.

As secrets unfold and pasts entwine, these three women are drawn to a truth that will reshape their lives -- about love powerful enough to face a potential world at war, desires too strong to be silenced, and the courage to claim their place in history.

What Others are Saying

Loni Kemper Moore knows that unexpected connections make the best stories, and that those stories are best told with the kinds of details we don't find in history books. In The Last Quiet Autumn she illuminates the pre-World War II ordinary days through the lives of three not-so-ordinary women, making her novel a tribute to the greatest generation.

-Nancy Rue, award-winning American novelist and

Author of more than 120 books for adults, teens, and tweens

About the Author

Loni Kemper Moore is a sports-cheering, Diet-Pepsi sipping, Rocky Mountain adventure-seeking kind of girl. She's passionate for God and wants to share His beautiful love through life's ugliness with remarkable women around the globe. You may reach Loni Moore at https://lonikempermoore.com.

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