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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... she rubbed the stump of her right index finger against her chin. The motion was enough to take her right back to her childhood and the day a snapper much like this one grabbed hold of her. She remembered screaming in fright and pain ...
... she rubbed the stump of her right index finger against her chin. The motion was enough to take her right back to her childhood and the day a snapper much like this one grabbed hold of her. She remembered screaming in fright and pain ...
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... she rocked. 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 ...
... she rocked. 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 ...
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... she and Lilly Gray would bathe anyway ; her linen petticoat would serve to dry them . Lilly shivered in the ... She'd rest just a moment before starting home , although there was so much to do she couldn't afford the time . Eggs needed ...
... she and Lilly Gray would bathe anyway ; her linen petticoat would serve to dry them . Lilly shivered in the ... She'd rest just a moment before starting home , although there was so much to do she couldn't afford the time . Eggs needed ...
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... She'd never risk that kind of pain again . Lilly was down for a nap , and Copper took the churn out to the porch . Up and down , up and down , the smooth wooden dasher slid through her fingers . Come supper ... She's lived up Torrent Falls.
... She'd never risk that kind of pain again . Lilly was down for a nap , and Copper took the churn out to the porch . Up and down , up and down , the smooth wooden dasher slid through her fingers . Come supper ... She's lived up Torrent Falls.
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... She's sleeping in the next room . I won't be long . " Copper needed to think . Truth was she did need help , and there was something about Darcy she liked. She paused to 10 JAN WATSON.
... She's sleeping in the next room . I won't be long . " Copper needed to think . Truth was she did need help , and there was something about Darcy she liked. She paused to 10 JAN WATSON.
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