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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... there in the spillover that drowned the green onions , what was left of the lettuce , and the cucumber vines no bigger than her little finger . A few more weeks and they'd have pickles . Copper had already scrubbed the crock . Lilly ...
... there in the spillover that drowned the green onions , what was left of the lettuce , and the cucumber vines no bigger than her little finger . A few more weeks and they'd have pickles . Copper had already scrubbed the crock . Lilly ...
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... There was nothing more relaxing than nursing a baby. I'll miss this. Lilly Gray's a big girl now. She'll turn two in November. I'll have to think about weaning her before fall. Could it have been just a month since she'd left Lexington ...
... There was nothing more relaxing than nursing a baby. I'll miss this. Lilly Gray's a big girl now. She'll turn two in November. I'll have to think about weaning her before fall. Could it have been just a month since she'd left Lexington ...
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... there all day . The sluicing water , the moss - covered rock , the sycamore tree bent forward over the brook ... peace , that's what it was . Peace as strong as communion and also sacred . It seemed God had designed this place and this ...
... there all day . The sluicing water , the moss - covered rock , the sycamore tree bent forward over the brook ... peace , that's what it was . Peace as strong as communion and also sacred . It seemed God had designed this place and this ...
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... there ? " Copper asked . " Well , let's see . There's me and Dimmert ; that's two . Then there's Dance , but she don't live at home , so that's minus one . How many's that ? ” She counted off her fingers , holding up three and dropping ...
... there ? " Copper asked . " Well , let's see . There's me and Dimmert ; that's two . Then there's Dance , but she don't live at home , so that's minus one . How many's that ? ” She counted off her fingers , holding up three and dropping ...
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Jan Watson. there was something about Darcy she liked. She paused to mull it over. Dimmert could be a help for sure. Every farm needed a man's strength. She wished she could talk to John. She wandered down to the creek. There was Dimmert ...
Jan Watson. there was something about Darcy she liked. She paused to mull it over. Dimmert could be a help for sure. Every farm needed a man's strength. She wished she could talk to John. She wandered down to the creek. There was Dimmert ...
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