Brenda Drexler

Redemption on a Kentucky Poor Farm Brenda Drexler

Redemption on a Poor Farm is a historical fiction that takes place after the Civil War. The events of this story forces together an unlikely and diverse group of people, who form deep bonds through their very different misfortunes. The bulk of the story is played out in a small town in western Kentucky after the war. A previously affluent young family find themselves living on a poor farm, tending to ex-slaves, invalids, wanderers, and the homeless, after being cast out of their own home and church due to the ignorance and biases of the people they had considered as family. As their stories unfold in the midst of daily living and difficult times, the poor farm residents have the opportunity to learn how much alike they are, with strengths and weaknesses, in spite of their differences. Growth, forgiveness, and personal redemption are part of a life well lived, and changes the lives of many of the poor farm residents.