Set against the grueling backdrop of the Great Depression's turpentine camps, 'The Saints of Swallow Hill' by Donna Everhart is a tale of resilience and camaraderie. Rae Lynn Cobb and her husband eke out a living from the bountiful yet unforgiving pine forests of North Carolina. After tragedy strikes and Rae Lynn commits an act of compassion, she must flee. In an act of desperate self-preservation, she disguises herself as a man and seeks anonymity in the squalid turpentine camp of Swallow Hill, Georgia. Here, the battle for survival is daily, and the cruel overseer Crow is a constant threat. An unlikely friendship forms between Rae Lynn, Delwood Reese, a man seeking redemption, and the oppressed commissary owner's wife, Cornelia. Together, they navigate the perils of the camp and dream of a better life beyond its confines. As Rae Lynn comes to grips with her past, a glimpse of a future starts to clear, but not before she confronts the ghosts that haunt her.