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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... hadn't marked the baby . She remembered her mammaw Whitt and the Bible she kept close at hand . Mammaw always said , “ Take your troubles to the Lord , Dance , and He will see you through . " She guessed it wouldn't hurt to try . Bowing ...
... hadn't marked the baby . She remembered her mammaw Whitt and the Bible she kept close at hand . Mammaw always said , “ Take your troubles to the Lord , Dance , and He will see you through . " She guessed it wouldn't hurt to try . Bowing ...
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... mushrooms - and surely she hadn't forgotten how to hunt . Daddy's gun hung idly over the fireplace . Mam said he wouldn't need it where they were going : Philadelphia. And there was an abundance of canned goods in JAN WATSON.
... mushrooms - and surely she hadn't forgotten how to hunt . Daddy's gun hung idly over the fireplace . Mam said he wouldn't need it where they were going : Philadelphia. And there was an abundance of canned goods in JAN WATSON.
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... hadn't gone with them . She felt a smile tugging the corner of her mouth as she remembered how she and John had once been sweethearts — at least they'd played at being sweethearts , children that they were . Well , that was in the JAN ...
... hadn't gone with them . She felt a smile tugging the corner of her mouth as she remembered how she and John had once been sweethearts — at least they'd played at being sweethearts , children that they were . Well , that was in the JAN ...
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... hadn't named him Dezra . " That's a bunch , all right . I don't remember Fairy Mae having but one girl living with her . " “ Oh , we ain't been here long . We're from Virginia . ” Adding a little water to the beans , Copper gave them a ...
... hadn't named him Dezra . " That's a bunch , all right . I don't remember Fairy Mae having but one girl living with her . " “ Oh , we ain't been here long . We're from Virginia . ” Adding a little water to the beans , Copper gave them a ...
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