A powerful story of pain, love, guilt, redemption, and one family's resilience in the face of insurmountable odds.

After a cruel act by strangers forces the Cruthers to move from their North Idaho dairy farm to the big city, each family member must come to grips with a strange hard life. As stores close and jobs evaporate, Eleanor and her family struggle to survive while each member's personality, dreams, and fears threaten to pull them apart.

With descriptions that make the Great Depression come to life, Ida Smith gives you a front-row seat next to Eleanor Cruthers and her family during their trials and triumphs. Experience the physical and emotional hardships, harassment, and collective hope, as their world falls apart.

"This one of those stories that reaches out and tugs at your heart...a novel that is good for your soul..." Panner, Bookbub

If you liked Kristin Hannah's The Four Winds, Christina Baker Kline's Orphan Train, and Elizabeth Hardinger's All the Forgivenesses, you'll enjoy Guarding What Remains. Buy Now!

What readers are saying about Guarding What Remains:

"...an unforgettable read!"

"...a powerful story of pain and forgiveness, human frailty and resilience, temptation and grace, hopelessness and steadfast love."

"...I couldn't put it down..."

"Poignant. Heart wrenching. Must read."

"...What a roller coaster ride of emotions...such a full, rich story..."

"A beautiful and well-researched novel of the Depression..."

"...This book offers hope in the midst of life's struggles..."

".... I laughed, cried, cheered and pondered my faith..."

"The author reels you in from the start and does not let go until the last page. A great variety of believable characters that you can't help but root for them..."