Christian Historical Romance set in the 1920s. I grew up
near Wilkes-Barre, PA where the story is set. It’s a nice, rural area. As you drive
through the area you can still see steam and smoke coming up through breaks in
the ground from underground fires in the old mines. This is a story of differences in race and
culture among immigrant communities, intolerance and profiling. A member of the “gypsy” community, Rosalind
who is a Lebanese girl rides with her Grandfather, a peddler in the area. When
searching in the woods for medicinal plants for her Grandmother, she meets Ken,
who is a miner who comes there to read his bible and relax. They sit and talk
each time they meet, learning about each other. Ken has been raised as a
Christian and shares his faith and teaching with Rosalind. She learns that he
is a man who will respect and honor her, unlike the man from her community who
wants to marry her. When they get closer
they find that neither family will accept them as a couple. A
great example of Christian faith and trusting in God.
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Description
Enjoy an historical romance from author Sally Laity as you
journey into coal mining country of 1920s Pennsylvania. Ken Roberts, a coal
miner, and Rosalind Gilbran, a Lebanese immigrant, develop a friendship that is
forbidden by her Old World family. Also includes a bonus novel, The Train
Stops Here by Gail Sattler, in which cultures clash between a hobo and the
daughter of a man charged with sweeping the trains of freeloaders.
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