This touching story was written by an author familiar with life in the American West. Her research into the way things were in the "olden days" is impeccable. Her descriptions of the Colorado landscape and some of its rough diamond characters made me feel as if I were there as an onlooker.
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Description
Sixteen-year-old outlaw Jeremiah
Rebourn is on his way to Yuma Prison. After Indians attack the prison wagon and
force it over a bluff, he awakes to find himself the captive of a mysterious old
man. For two long years, he digs gold out of the tunnel as a prisoner.
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| Author A.J. Hawke |
Even
after he regains his freedom, the experience leaves him traumatized and he
wanders until he finds a place at the mountain ranch of Elisha and Susana Evans.
It takes him years to recover from his ordeal. Finally, he has his own ranch;
and he meets Emily and marries her. But when a terrible secret is revealed that
ties his beloved Emily to the trauma of his past, it threatens to destroy all
that he has managed to make of his life. Can he forgive enough to move forward?
Will he and Emily be able to turn to God to rebuild their marriage?
This author touches on the psychological effects of trauma and how other caring Christians can help.
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