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A story of resilience and redemption set against one of America's defining moments-the Dust Bowl. It's 1935 in Oklahoma, and lives are determined by the dust. Fourteen-year-old Kathryn Baile, a spitfire born with a severe clubfoot, is coming of age in desperate times. Once her beloved older sister marries, Kathryn's only comfort comes in the well-worn pages of her favorite book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Then Kathryn's father decides to relocate to Indianapolis, and only the promise of a surgery to finally make her "normal" convinces Kathryn to leave Oklahoma behind. But disaster strikes along the way, and Kathryn must rely on her grit and the ragged companions she meets on the road if she is to complete her journey. Back in Boise City, Melissa Baile Mayfield is the newest member of the wealthiest family in all of Cimarron County. In spite of her poor, rural upbringing, Melissa has just married the town's most eligible bachelor and is determined to be everything her husband-and her new social class-expects her to be. But as the drought tightens its grip, Henry's true colors are revealed. Melissa covers her bruises with expensive new makeup and struggles to reconcile her affluent life with that of her starving neighbors. Haunted by the injustice and broken by Henry's refusal to help, Melissa secretly defies her husband, risking her life to follow God's leading. Two sisters, struggling against unspeakable hardship, discover that even in their darkest times, they are still united in spirit, and God is still with them, drawing them home.… (more)
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Melissa and Kathryn are young women in 1935 Oklahoma, as the Dustbowl takes over the farmers and their families.
Melissa has just married the richest man in town. She wants to live as her mother did, by helping out others who don't have many advantages.
Kathryn is a
They both learn that the dust will go on and they will learn that their lives may not take the direction that they were hoping for.
Many thanks to #tyndale @tyndale and #ifitrains for the complimentary copy, I was under no obligation to post a review.
Through the words of the author we put faces on these struggling people. We meet the Baile family, one marrying into the
There are some warm and loving moments here, but there are also some gasping at what an individual is capable of doing. I loved the strong faith shown here, and those that live their walk with the Lord.
For me I really enjoyed this read and the pages flew, until there wasn't anymore.
I received this book through the Publisher Tyndale House, and was not required to give a positive review.