- Fiction, World War, 1914-1918, Social life and customs, Crofters
Divided between her love of the land and the brutal harshness of farming life, young Chris Guthrie finally chooses to stay in the rural community of her childhood. Yet the First World War and the economic and social changes that follow make her a widow and mock the efforts of her youth.
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Earnest, grave, contemplative and prestige.
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- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
- rawmeticulous
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About the book
- Author
- James Leslie Mitchell
- First published
- December 18, 2007
- Pages
- 288
- Publisher
- Independently Published, Schocken Books, Longman
- Editions
- 26
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781846973574
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