The Depredation

Hostility. Hope. Tragedy.Jacob has made a promise, never to sexually touch Grace again, for fear another pregnancy would take her life.Grace's frustration with the way Jacob's treating her and their children has Jacob doing something she never thought he'd do.A visit from his brother, John, and sister-in-law, Clair, has things looking up for Jacob, in Grace's eyes. But when Clair does the unthinkable, it sends Jacob into a pit of despair, he may never be able to climb out of.A visit to the shore has Grace and her children finding a woman, half-dead. They rescue her, taking her to their home. Only, Jacob wants the woman gone, making things hard on Grace.When tragedy strikes, it turns all their lives upside down.