Across the crying sands [large print] / Jane Kirkpatrick.
"In 1888 Mary Edwards Gerritse is a cheerful, well-read, witty, and confident young woman who spends as much time as possible outdoors on the rugged Oregon coast where she and her husband, John, are making a home. The two are a formidable pair, working hard to prove up their homesteading claim and build a family. But as Mary faces the challenge of young motherhood and struggles with questions about her family of origin, she finds the fearless girl she once was slipping away. Life feels less like the adventure she thought it would be and more like a daily struggle. When Mary loses the baby she's carrying (and nearly her own life in the process), she finds an unconventional way to bring the joy back into her life: by taking over a treacherous postal route. As Mary becomes the first female mail carrier to traverse the cliff-hugging mountain trails and remote 'crying sands' beach, with its changing tides and sudden squalls, she recaptures the spark she lost and discovers that a life without risk is no life at all."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9798891645936
- ISBN: 9798891649439
- Physical Description: 423 pages (large print) : maps ; 23 cm.
- Edition: Center Point Large Print edition.
- Publisher: Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2025.
- Copyright: ©2025
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes discussion questions.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 421).
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | LP FIC KIRKPATRICK (Text) | 36015000730321 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Richlands Branch Library | LP FIC KIRKPATRICK (Text) | 36015000730263 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Checked out | 08/07/2026 |
| Bailey Public Library | LTE FIC Kir (Text) | 37807000073915 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| C.B. Hildebrand Public Library | F KIR L.P. (Text) | 33557004763975 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Clemmons Branch | LP FIC KIRKPATRICK, JANE (Text) | 0112524733151 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Dorothy Wightman Library | AFLP KIR 0825 BK.1 (Text) | 30372102124556 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Dunn Public Library | LgPrt F Kir (Text) | 33436001833034 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Etowah Branch | KIR (Text) | 33258035512045 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Checked out | 08/21/2026 |
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | LP Kir (Text) | 30308101372747 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Goldsboro Library | LP KIR (Text) | 900005000291343 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
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