Two Countries, Two Women: A Story Based on True Events of Adventure, Faith, Tragedy, and Courage

✍ Scribed by Irene Cote Single

Publisher: Inspiring Voices
Year: 2014
Tongue: English
Category: Fiction

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✦ Synopsis

Odile Jalbert never dreamed, at age fifteen, that her father would arrange a marriage for her and that her future would hold so many challenges and changes. As her family grows, so does her faith and strength as she embarks on her lifes journey. After a tragedy strikes her family, she finds herself in a new country, learning a new language and reuniting with other family members.

Her eldest daughter, Alice, learns to adjust to her new life in a strange land. When she falls in love and begins her own family, her faith becomes tested amid hard work and unbelievable losses. These two women find perseverance and endurance to withstand lifes hardships and learn unconditional love in the process.

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