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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... girl ! ” After Lilly's quick trip to the wooden potty in the corner , Copper wrapped her daughter in a crib quilt and carried her and a cup of tea to the porch . " Nursey ? " Lilly asked plaintively as she snuggled against her mother's ...
... girl ! ” After Lilly's quick trip to the wooden potty in the corner , Copper wrapped her daughter in a crib quilt and carried her and a cup of tea to the porch . " Nursey ? " Lilly asked plaintively as she snuggled against her mother's ...
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... 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 and her life in that fair city to return to her mountain home? As the baby lay in the ...
... 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 and her life in that fair city to return to her mountain home? As the baby lay in the ...
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Jan Watson. " A hillbilly girl set down in the city , I was a sight . I don't know how your father stood me . " Lilly Gray glanced up . She looked so much like Simon . Copper didn't know if she'd ever get used to seeing him there ...
Jan Watson. " A hillbilly girl set down in the city , I was a sight . I don't know how your father stood me . " Lilly Gray glanced up . She looked so much like Simon . Copper didn't know if she'd ever get used to seeing him there ...
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... girl of about fifteen and an older boy , stared at Copper . The girl smiled . " May I help you ? " Copper asked . The boy reached out an arm . His muscles stood up like knots on an apple tree limb . The girl grasped it and swung herself ...
... girl of about fifteen and an older boy , stared at Copper . The girl smiled . " May I help you ? " Copper asked . The boy reached out an arm . His muscles stood up like knots on an apple tree limb . The girl grasped it and swung herself ...
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... girl marched up on the porch and settled her ample hips in the chair at the churn , taking over the dasher . Copper knew of Fairy Mae Whitt . She'd visited up Crook- Neck with her daddy on occasion when she was a girl . Daddy would go ...
... girl marched up on the porch and settled her ample hips in the chair at the churn , taking over the dasher . Copper knew of Fairy Mae Whitt . She'd visited up Crook- Neck with her daddy on occasion when she was a girl . Daddy would go ...
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