Torrent FallsThe year is 1888; Copper is a young widow with a baby trying to make a go of the ramshackle farm she received from her father in Troublesome Creek. Copper's life seems as dilapidated as the farm as she struggles to come to terms with her shattered world. Desperate to rekindle the easy faith she had as a child, she searches for peace and God's direction in the serenity of the Kentucky mountains. Further complicating her life is a budding romance with John Pelfrey, Copper's long ago sweetheart. Once sure she could never love again, Copper gives her heart to John only to face betrayal. A skilled midwife, Copper is challenged in many ways as she ministers to the women of eastern Kentucky. Always a believer, Copper still has much to learn as she grows in wisdom and in faith. |
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... Dance Shelton's thin hand parted tattered curtains as her husband , Ace , trekked across the yard . He paused in front of a rickety lean - to by the barn , rummaging around for the varmint Dance knew he would withdraw . Arms bowing from ...
... Dance Shelton's thin hand parted tattered curtains as her husband , Ace , trekked across the yard . He paused in front of a rickety lean - to by the barn , rummaging around for the varmint Dance knew he would withdraw . Arms bowing from ...
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... Dance was purely terrified of snappers ... and hoot owls . Hoot owls would steal your soul if you stared into their knowing yellow eyes . Ace left by way of the flooded creek bed , and Dance sat as she did every day in a straight ...
... Dance was purely terrified of snappers ... and hoot owls . Hoot owls would steal your soul if you stared into their knowing yellow eyes . Ace left by way of the flooded creek bed , and Dance sat as she did every day in a straight ...
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... Dance , and He will see you through . " She guessed it wouldn't hurt to try . Bowing her head like Mammaw did , Dance prayed , Lord , if Ye see fit , I need for Ye to send me someone to help when it comes my time to birth this baby . It ...
... Dance , and He will see you through . " She guessed it wouldn't hurt to try . Bowing her head like Mammaw did , Dance prayed , Lord , if Ye see fit , I need for Ye to send me someone to help when it comes my time to birth this baby . It ...
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... Dance was purely terrified of snappers . . . and hoot owls. Hoot owls would steal your soul if you stared into their knowing yellow eyes. Ace left by way of the flooded creek bed, and Dance sat as she did every day in a straight-backed ...
... Dance was purely terrified of snappers . . . and hoot owls. Hoot owls would steal your soul if you stared into their knowing yellow eyes. Ace left by way of the flooded creek bed, and Dance sat as she did every day in a straight-backed ...
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... dance in the midst of their sudden good fortune. Lilly grabbed handfuls of the silky petals and flung them in the air. “Looks like snow, doesn't it, Lilly? You were just a baby last winter when we made snowmen with Auntie Alice and ...
... dance in the midst of their sudden good fortune. Lilly grabbed handfuls of the silky petals and flung them in the air. “Looks like snow, doesn't it, Lilly? You were just a baby last winter when we made snowmen with Auntie Alice and ...
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