***Charlotte Hubbard celebrates the joys and challenges of motherhood in this uplifting story, set amid the warmth and tradition of an Amish Missouri farm community.*** For Leah Otto, marrying Jude Shetler is a long-held dream come true. As a young girl, she was captivated by his good looks a
A Mother's Gift
โ Scribed by Hope, Maggie
- Book ID
- 107089315
- Publisher
- Random House
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 204 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780091945213
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โฆ Synopsis
Synopsis
An evocative and compelling saga, spanning the late thirties and forties.
Taken in by her grandparents to ease the pressure on her poverty-stricken family, Katie Benfield knows she's one of the lucky ones. Even so, she dreams of a better life and of pursuing a nursing career. Despite many hardships, Katie achieves her goal but tragedy strikes Winton Colliery and both her grandfather and Katie's childhood sweetheart Billy are killed in a mining accident. Shocked and distraught, Katie finds herself vulnerable to the advances of the owner of the mine, Matthew Hamilton, a married man who wastes no time in taking advantage of her. Thrown out by her grandmother, her reputation and career in tatters, Katie finds herself facing a home for unmarried mothers. Only Matthew Hamilton offers her a way to keep her baby, but only if she forgoes her principles and becomes his mistress...
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