The book ‘Turtle Valley’ was written by Gail Anderson-Dargatz. It is a novel. The story is about Kat, who returns to her family’s homestead in Turtle Valley, British Columbia, to help her parents pack up their belongings as a fire sweeps through the valley. In the story, Kat’s mother Beth is burdened with her sick husband Gus and has a secret she has guarded all her life.