Twenty year old Poppy Sadler lives in Coal Town, the poor section across the river from Caulfield where the upper crust of society lives. Her mother, Helen, is dying of cancer and unknown to her, her father Jessup has lost his job. Moments after receiving the call that her mother has passed, she learns that her father has been retrieved from the river and his body contains 3 bullets. Mike Amblin, a local cop, has been the bearer of the horrendous news. Poppy's older brother, Johnny, is an on the road driver trying to evade the decline of his mother, leaving Poppy to face this alone at first.

As the murder unfolds Poppy finds her biological father is the rich Justin Caulfield who has a 14 year old daughter dying of cancer. Callie survives the cancer only to have failing kidneys with need of a transplant. What will this small town think of the paternity scandal? Will Poppy be able to help the sister she never knew she had? Does the murder of the man she always knew as her father have anything to do with the mess that has fallen into Poppy's lap. So much mystery for one small town to handle.

This most memorable and nostalgic story of deceit and lies within two families rips innocent parties apart and leaves them searching for complete honesty and truth. Learning to deal with the lies of the past gives them resolve to be straight forward and open with those they love. There is extreme depth to A FIELD OF POPPIES that makes it impossible to summarize. I can promise that this novel will stick in your mind for years to come. A wonderful story of forgiveness and strength of a young woman!