| A Land of Sheltered Promise Contributor(s): Kirkpatrick, Jane (Author) |
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ISBN: 1578567335 ISBN-13: 9781578567331 Publisher: Christian/Forum OUR PRICE: $25.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2005 Annotation: Out of the Wilderness... Three Women. Three Eras. Three Miracles. 1901 Plagued by loneliness on the Big Muddy Ranch, a sheepherder's wife awaits the outcome of her husband's trial for murder. He is sentenced to life in prison-and she to life without him. But a startling event could redeem their pasts and transform their future. 1984 Against a backdrop of attempted murder, federal indictments, and the first case of bio-terrorism in the U.S., one woman seeks to rescue her granddaughter from within the elaborate compound of a cult that has claimed the land. 1997 On the much-reviled, abandoned cult site, one woman's skepticism turns to hope when she finds that what was meant to destroy can be used to rebuild-and in the process realizes a long-held dream. For three women seekers united across time, a remote and rugged stretch of land in the Pacific Northwest proves to be a place where miracles really happen-and the gifts of faith, hope, and charity are as tangible as rocks, rivers, and earth. "Based on True Stories. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Christian - Historical - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2004026690 |
| Physical Information: 1.12" H x 5.49" W x 8.26" (0.89 lbs) 432 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Evangelical - Religious Orientation - Christian - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Family |
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| Publisher Description: Follow three women from three eras in the Pacific Northwest as they discover a place where miracles really happen--based on true stories. 1901: Plagued by loneliness on the Big Muddy Ranch, a sheepherder's wife awaits the outcome of her husband's trial for murder. He is sentenced to life in prison--and she to life without him. But a startling event could redeem their pasts and transform their future. 1984: Against a backdrop of attempted murder, federal indictments, and the first case of bio-terrorism in the U.S., one woman seeks to rescue her granddaughter from within the elaborate compound of a cult that has claimed the land. 1997: On the much-reviled, abandoned cult site, one woman's skepticism turns to hope when she finds that what was meant to destroy can be used to rebuild--and in the process realizes a long-held dream. For three women seekers united across time, a remote and rugged stretch of land in the Pacific Northwest proves to be a place where miracles really happen--and the gifts of faith, hope, and charity are as tangible as rocks, rivers, and earth. |