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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... turned that thought over . Once she was her mother's quickest young'un , always first to figure a riddle . But now it was easier if her mind drifted like a dandelion seed in the wind , never lighting for long . Dance absently traced the ...
... turned that thought over . Once she was her mother's quickest young'un , always first to figure a riddle . But now it was easier if her mind drifted like a dandelion seed in the wind , never lighting for long . Dance absently traced the ...
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... turned that thought over. Once she was her mother's quickest young'un, always first to figure a riddle. But now it was easier if her mind drifted like a dandelion seed in the wind, never lighting for long. Dance absently traced the ...
... turned that thought over. Once she was her mother's quickest young'un, always first to figure a riddle. But now it was easier if her mind drifted like a dandelion seed in the wind, never lighting for long. Dance absently traced the ...
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... turned over the deed . Now all the work and worry belonged to her . She knew Daddy would be back one day . By that time she was sure to have the farm up and running again so that all he had to do was sit on the porch and listen to the ...
... turned over the deed . Now all the work and worry belonged to her . She knew Daddy would be back one day . By that time she was sure to have the farm up and running again so that all he had to do was sit on the porch and listen to the ...
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... turned out that Copper had needed every one of the lessons her stepmother so diligently taught, for she married a doctor and left her mountain home, ever grateful for Mam's foresight. “Still, I had much to learn,” she said as if Lilly ...
... turned out that Copper had needed every one of the lessons her stepmother so diligently taught, for she married a doctor and left her mountain home, ever grateful for Mam's foresight. “Still, I had much to learn,” she said as if Lilly ...
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... turning to leap into the darkness of the forest, her twins close behind, white tails bobbing. Their crashing run reverberated across the meadow. Copper was sorry for disturbing the mother deer. But the beauty of the place could not be ...
... turning to leap into the darkness of the forest, her twins close behind, white tails bobbing. Their crashing run reverberated across the meadow. Copper was sorry for disturbing the mother deer. But the beauty of the place could not be ...
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