In this re-imagining of the story of Queen Esther in a contemporary setting, Ellen Neilson enjoys her comfortable life as the wife of an American CEO. Having lived in America since the age of ten, she has forsaken her mixed heritage and kept aspects of her childhood secret. Her husband has become engrossed in his job, and she believes having a child will salvage their troubled marriage. When her cousin Manuel, whom she hasn't seen for twenty years, shows up as one of her husband's managers, Ellen fears that her past will be revealed. The company buys a banana plantation in her native country of Guatemala, and Manuel informs her that illegal pesticides have poisoned the water. People are dying, but she doesn't know who's to blame for the cover-up.
Series:
Mended Vessels Series ; Book One Coutu, Marie Wells. Mended Vessels Series ; Book One.
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