Beyond all measure [large print] : a Hickory Ridge romance Dorothy Love.
Ada Wentworth, a young Bostonian, journeys to Hickory Ridge, Tennessee, in the years following the Civil War. Alone and nearly penniless following a broken engagement, Ada accepts a position as a lady's companion to the elderly Lillian Willis, a pillar of the community and aunt to the local lumber mill owner, Wyatt Caldwell. Ada intends to use her millinery skills to establish a hat shop and secure her future. Haunted by unanswered questions from her life in Boston, Ada is most drawn to two townsfolks: Wyatt, a Texan with big plans of his own, and Sophie, a mulatto girl who resides at the Hickory Ridge orphanage. Ada's friendship with Sophia attracts the attention of a group of locals seeking to displace the residents of Two Creeks, a "colored" settlement on the edge of town. As tensions rise, Ada is threatened but refuses to abandon her plan to help the girl. When Lillian dies, Ada is left without employment or a place to call home. And since Wyatt's primary purpose for staying in Hickory Ridge was to watch over his aunt, he can now pursue his dream of owning Longhorns in his home state of Texas. With their feelings for each other growing, Ada must decide whether she can trust God with her future and Wyatt with her heart.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781611731033
- ISBN: 1611731038
- Physical Description: 406 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
- Edition: Center Point large print edition.
- Publisher: Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2011.
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- General Note:
- Includes reading group guide.
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- Subject:
- Tennessee > Fiction.
- Genre:
- Large print books.
Romance fiction.
Historical fiction.
Christian fiction.
Fiction.
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- 12 of 12 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | LP FIC LOVE (Text) | 36015000343521 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Avery County Morrison Public Library | LPFIC LOV (Text) | 36666002564611 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Boonville Community Public Library | LP F LOVE (Text) | 30005100189128 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | LP LOVE (Text) | 22281500091621 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Goldsboro Library | LP LOV INS (Text) | 640191003480214 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Gunn Memorial Public Library | LP F LOV (Text) | 34621704731879 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Marion Library | LP LOV (Text) | 37810434976998 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Newport | LP F LOV (Text) | 34208202678735 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Perry Memorial Library | LP F Lov (Text) | 33727001860120 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Rockingham Outreach | LP Fic (Text) | 31554009220004 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
Ada Wentworth, a young Bostonian, journeys to Hickory Ridge, Tennessee, in the years following the Civil War. Alone and nearly penniless following a broken engagement, Ada accepts a position as a lady's companion to the elderly Lillian Willis, a pillar of the community and aunt to the local lumber mill owner, Wyatt Caldwell. Ada intends to use her millinery skills to establish a hat shop and secure her future. Haunted by unanswered questions from her life in Boston, Ada is most drawn to two townsfolks: Wyatt, a Texan with big plans of his own, and Sophie, a mulatto girl who resides at the Hickory Ridge orphanage. Ada's friendship with Sophia attracts the attention of a group of locals seeking to displace the residents of Two Creeks, a "colored" settlement on the edge of town. As tensions rise, Ada is threatened but refuses to abandon her plan to help the girl. When Lillian dies, Ada is left without employment or a place to call home. And since Wyatt's primary purpose for staying in Hickory Ridge was to watch over his aunt, he can now pursue his dream of owning Longhorns in his home state of Texas. With their feelings for each other growing, Ada must decide whether she can trust God with her future and Wyatt with her heart.
