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Beneath the bending skies : a novel / Jane Kirkpatrick.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2022Edition: Center Point Large Print editionDescription: 445 pages (large print) ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781638084808
  • 1638084807
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "Mollie Sheehan has spent much of her life striving to be a dutiful daughter and honor her father's wishes, even when doing so has led to one heartbreak after another. After all, what options does she truly have in 1860s Montana? But providing for her stepfamily during her father's long absences doesn't keep her from wishing for more. When romance blooms between her and Peter Ronan, Mollie finally allows herself to hope for a brighter future -- until her father voices his disapproval of the match and moves her to California to ensure the breakup. Still, time and providence are at work, even when circumstances are at their bleakest. Mollie may soon find that someone far greater than her father is in control of the course of her life -- and that even the command to "honor thy father" has its limits. Beneath the Bending Skies is a sweeping story of hospitality, destiny, and the bonds of family"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Large Print Book Large Print Book Dr. James Carlson Library Large Print Fiction KIRKPATR JANE Available 33111011017296
Large Print Book Large Print Book Main Library Large Print Fiction KIRKPATR JANE Available 33111010919096
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Mollie Sheehan has spent much of her life striving to be a dutiful daughter and honor her father's wishes, even when doing so has led to one heartbreak after another. After all, what options does she truly have in 1860s Montana? But providing for her stepfamily during her father's long absences doesn't keep her from wishing for more.

Regular print version previously published by Revell.

Includes discussion questions and author's note with background information.

"Mollie Sheehan has spent much of her life striving to be a dutiful daughter and honor her father's wishes, even when doing so has led to one heartbreak after another. After all, what options does she truly have in 1860s Montana? But providing for her stepfamily during her father's long absences doesn't keep her from wishing for more. When romance blooms between her and Peter Ronan, Mollie finally allows herself to hope for a brighter future -- until her father voices his disapproval of the match and moves her to California to ensure the breakup. Still, time and providence are at work, even when circumstances are at their bleakest. Mollie may soon find that someone far greater than her father is in control of the course of her life -- and that even the command to "honor thy father" has its limits. Beneath the Bending Skies is a sweeping story of hospitality, destiny, and the bonds of family"-- Provided by publisher.

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