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"Accompanied by her best friend, Thomas Lowell, Constance Browning returns from studying in the East to catalog the native peoples of Oregon--and to prove that her missionary parents aren't involved in a secret conspiracy to goad the oppressed tribes to war. As tensions rise amid shocking revelations, Constance may also have a revelation of the heart."
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Ostracized by her tribe because of her white father, Lizzie Dawson lives alone in the Alaska mountains practicing the ways of her people. Clay Selby wants to be like his missionary father and work for the native people. Arriving in Alaska to set up a church and school among the Athabascans, Clay is totally focused ... until he meets Lizzie with the striking blue eyes. But she's clearly not part of the tribe. Must Clay choose between his ministry and...
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Laura Stiles and her two sisters discover their stepfather's plans to marry each of them off to his lecherous friends. They need to find better matches to legally claim their portion of their father's lumber dynasty and seize control from their stepfather. When Laura befriends a mission group heading to serve the poor in California, she volunteers herself and her sisters to join their efforts. The settlement is in miserable condition, but the sisters...
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"From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Tinkers, a novel inspired by the true story of Malaga Island, an isolated island off the coast of Maine that became one of the first racially integrated towns in the Northeast. In 1792, formerly enslaved Benjamin Honey and his Irish wife, Patience, discover an island where they can make a life together. Over a century later, the Honeys' descendants and a diverse group of neighbors are desperately poor, isolated,...
5) Christy
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The Smoky Mountain community of Cutter Gap feels suspended in time, trapped by poverty, superstitions, and traditions. Some see Christy and her one-room schoolhouse as a threat to their way of life. Her faith is challenged and her heart is torn between two men with conflicting views about how to care for the local families. Will Christy's determination and devotion be enough to make a difference?
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