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Saving Elmhurst
Never underestimate the power of a woman! Saving Elmhurst is based on a true story that has always captivated the author. "It was my great-grandmother who saved Elmhurst by making the orange candy pecans." Thus begins the novel set in 1929 rural Arkansas. As the Great Depression takes hold of the land, and millions of people lose their homes and businesses, Elmhurst Plantation is in danger of foreclosure. The plantation owner, Mr. Shep, has other interests, and in a twist of fate, his health is failing. To save the farm, the women in the household assume control. Shep's wife, Mrs. Nellie, along with the cook, Quilla, and Quilla's assistant, Easter, take on the task of Saving Elmhurst. Publisher's website: http: //sbprabooks.com/GraceEvans
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Saving Elmhurst
Never underestimate the power of a woman! Saving Elmhurst is based on a true story that has always captivated the author. "It was my great-grandmother who saved Elmhurst by making the orange candy pecans." Thus begins the novel set in 1929 rural Arkansas. As the Great Depression takes hold of the land, and millions of people lose their homes and businesses, Elmhurst Plantation is in danger of foreclosure. The plantation owner, Mr. Shep, has other interests, and in a twist of fate, his health is failing. To save the farm, the women in the household assume control. Shep's wife, Mrs. Nellie, along with the cook, Quilla, and Quilla's assistant, Easter, take on the task of Saving Elmhurst. Publisher's website: http: //sbprabooks.com/GraceEvans
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Saving Elmhurst

Saving Elmhurst

by Grace Evans
Saving Elmhurst

Saving Elmhurst

by Grace Evans

Overview

Never underestimate the power of a woman! Saving Elmhurst is based on a true story that has always captivated the author. "It was my great-grandmother who saved Elmhurst by making the orange candy pecans." Thus begins the novel set in 1929 rural Arkansas. As the Great Depression takes hold of the land, and millions of people lose their homes and businesses, Elmhurst Plantation is in danger of foreclosure. The plantation owner, Mr. Shep, has other interests, and in a twist of fate, his health is failing. To save the farm, the women in the household assume control. Shep's wife, Mrs. Nellie, along with the cook, Quilla, and Quilla's assistant, Easter, take on the task of Saving Elmhurst. Publisher's website: http: //sbprabooks.com/GraceEvans

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781625165831
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
Publication date: 11/19/2013
Pages: 146
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.34(d)
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