The hired man [large print] : a novel / Sandra Dallas.
"1937. It's been seven years since the dust storms started in Colorado. Folks can barely remember a time when the clouds were filled with rain instead of dirt, and when the fields were green instead of brown. High school student Martha Helen Kessler and her family are luckier than most; they still eke out a living from the land. Even so, evidence of the Dust Bowl's grim impact on families, especially on the women who bear the brunt of their husbands' frustration and their children's hunger, is everywhere. When Martha Helen's compassionate mother insists they take in Otis Hobbs, a handsome drifter who saves a local boy from a vicious storm, she quickly discovers a darker side to their rural community. Suspicion, jealousy, and prejudice grip their neighbors-and emotions reach a frenzy after Martha Helen's best friend, Frankie, disappears and is then found murdered. Ultimately, Martha Helen is forced to make sense of her conflicting feelings and loyalties in order to help find retribution and to reconcile the difference between the law and justice."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9798891648432
- Physical Description: 400 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
- Edition: Center Point Large Print edition.
- Publisher: Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2026.
- Copyright: ©2026
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Regular print version previously published by: St. Martin's Publishing Group.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939 > Fiction.
Teenage girls > Family relationships > Fiction.
Drifters > Fiction.
Country life > Colorado > Fiction.
Suspicion > Fiction.
Murder > Social aspects > Fiction.
Colorado > History > 1876-1950 > Fiction. - Genre:
- Historical fiction.
Large print books.
Available copies
- 13 of 27 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 3 copies available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 2 current holds with 27 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | LP FIC DALLAS (Text) | 36015002704399 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | Checked out | 08/18/2026 |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | LP FIC DALLAS (Text) | 36015002704456 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | LP FIC DALLAS (Text) | 36015002704514 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | Checked out | 08/13/2026 |
| Albemarle Main Library | LP Dallas (Text) | 31010000920993 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | Available | - |
| Bailey Public Library | LTE FIC Dal (Text) | 37807000075065 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Barco Library | F LT DAL (Text) | 39488201043744 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Dunn Public Library | LgPrt F Dal (Text) | 33436001857330 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Checked out | 08/24/2026 |
| Edneyville Branch | DAL (Text) | 33258035541643 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | Available | - |
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | LP Dal (Text) | 30308101378454 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | Available | - |
| Hampton B. Allen Library | LGPT FIC Dallas (Text) | 18198050038803 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Checked out | 07/30/2026 |
