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Acclaimed bestselling author Sandra Brown celebrates the spirit and determination that kept our country proud even through the Great Depression, in this moving tale of a bygone generation and a strong young widow who must rise above her circumstances.
Ella Barron is determined that even... read more
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Characters edit
- David Rainwater: a very quiet man who did not speak about himself often, but had a way with Solly; tall, thin; becomes a boarder at Ella's
- Ella Barron: young widow raising an autistic child while running a boarding house to make money
- Solly: Ella's young autistic son
- Margaret: Ella's housekeeper, cook, worked long hours, helped as best she could with Solly
- Conrad Ellis: town bully, troublemaker, son of a rich meatpacking company owner
- Dr. Murdock "Murdy" Kincaid: the town's doctor who introduced Ella to David
- Brother Calvin Taylor: young preacher,new to town, tall, in his late twenties, did work for Ella to earn rent
- Lola Thompson: friend of Ella's married to her high school sweetheart with four children and a farm going broke
- Chester Hastings: a boarder at Ella's, a traveling salesman
- Violet Dunne: one of Ella's boarders, sister to Pearl, a spinster
- Pearl Dunne: one of the boarders at Ella's, a spinster, sister to Violet
- Jimmy: Margaret's hardworking son
- George Pritchett: operated a dairy farm until all of his cows were shot by the gov't
- Mr. Hatcher: farmer whose cows were killed by the gov't
- Ollie Thompson: poor farmer, married to Lola, gov't came to kill his cattle
- Mr. Randall: owner of Randall's Dry Goods and Grocery, where Jimmy worked
- Mr. Simpson: a deacon at Brother Calvin's church
- Sheriff Anderson: less than honest sheriff, afraid of the Ellises
First Sentence edit
"By any chance, is your pocket watch for sale?"
Authors & Contributors edit
- Sandra Brown (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult
Country: United States
Publication Date: November, 2009
ISBN: 1439172773
Page Count: 256
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult
Country: United States
Publication Date: November, 2009
ISBN: 1439172773
Page Count: 256
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- Dewey: 813.54
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- Sandra Brown: Author's website
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