There are just some books that could turn you into a water faucet in a span of a few pages. This is just one of those spectacular books that you would want to keep on your favorite shelves.

How would you feel being called the town's idiot? For Annie Trimble, this is exactly how she has lived like since she was struck with a terrible fever when she was a child.

From Goodreads.com is the plot summary of this heartwarming tale by Catherine Anderson that would touch your hearts and possibly change your view of life:

"Annie Trimble lives in a solitary world that no one enters or understands. As delicate and beautiful as the tender blossoms of the Oregon spring, she is shunned by a town that misinterprets her affliction. But cruelty cannot destroy the love Annie holds in her heart.

Alex Montgomery is horrified to learn his wild younger brother forced himself on a helpless "idiot girl." Tormented by guilt, Alex agrees to marry her and raise the babe she carries as his own. But he never dreams he will grow to cherish his lovely, mute, misjudged Annie—her childlike innocence, her womanly charms and the wondrous way she views her world. And he becomes determined to break through the wall of silence surrounding her;to heal...and to healed by Annie's sweet song of love."