The hired man : a novel / Sandra Dallas.
"The Dust Bowl sweeps a handsome stranger into a small Colorado town to dangerous effect. 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. Full of period detail and Sandra Dallas's trademark focus on the lives of women, The Hired Man entertains and ultimately surprises."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250352392
- ISBN: 1250352398
- Physical Description: 305 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2026.
- Copyright: ©2026
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- Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939 > Fiction.
Rural families > Fiction.
Rural conditions > Fiction.
Strangers > Fiction.
Communities > Fiction.
Neighbors > Fiction.
Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939 > Fiction.
Teenage girls > Fiction.
Murder > Fiction.
Drifters > Fiction.
Interpersonal relations > Fiction.
Colorado > Fiction. - Genre:
- Historical fiction.
Novels.
Available copies
- 40 of 60 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 0 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 5 current holds with 60 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barco Library | F DAL (Text) | 39488201044668 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | FIC Dal (Text) | 37807000075442 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Clemmons Branch | FIC Dallas, Sandra (Text) | 0112524988322 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | F DALLAS (Text) | 31781069988226 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Dorothy Wightman Library | AFIC DAL 0426 (Text) | 30372102178685 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| East Regional Library | F DALLAS (Text) | 31781069988234 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Eden Library | Fic (Text) | 31554012272331 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Edneyville Branch | DAL (Text) | 33258010568764 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Fletcher Branch | DAL (Text) | 33258010568719 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| G.V. Barbee, Sr. Library | FIC DAL (Text) | 31420621570160 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
