All the forgivenesses / Elizabeth Hardinger.
In Appalachia and the Midwest at the turn of the twentieth century, fifteen-year-old Albertina "Bertie" Winslow leads her farm family through a series of challenges and hard-won triumphs.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781496720443
- ISBN: 149672044X
- Physical Description: 358 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2019.
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Subject: | Farm life > Kentucky > Fiction. Families > Fiction. Siblings > Fiction. |
Genre: | Domestic fiction. Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 14 of 17 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Livingston County. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Livingston County Library - Main Library. (Show preferred library)
Holds
- 1 current hold with 17 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Livingston County Library - Main Library | HARDINGER (Text) | 2601872462 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Barry Lawrence - Cassville Library | FIC HAR (Text) | 37884102985938 | Fiction | Available | - |
Barry Lawrence - Monett Library | FIC HAR (Text) | 37884102910415 | Fiction | Available | - |
Barry Lawrence - Mt. Vernon Library | FIC HAR (Text) | 37884102985946 | Fiction | Checked out | 04/08/2024 |
Camden County Library District - Sunrise Beach | FIC HARDINGER (Text) | 31320003696221 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Cape Girardeau Public Library | HAR (Text) | 33042004637354 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 04/07/2024 |
Cedar County - El Dorado Springs | FIC HAR (Text) | 3482700081856 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Crawford County Library-Recklein Memorial-Cuba | F HAR (Text) | 33431000617009 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
De Soto Public Library | F HARDINGER Elizabeth (Text) | 33858000010554 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Dulany Memorial Library | FIC HAR (Text) | 35712001527776 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary
All the Forgivenesses
A Publishers Marketplace Buzz Books selection Set in Appalachia and the Midwest at the turn of the twentieth century, this exquisite debut novel paints an intimately rendered portrait of one resilient farm family's challenges and hard-won triumphs--helmed by an unforgettable heroine. Growing up on their hardscrabble farm in rural Kentucky, fifteen-year-old Albertina "Bertie" Winslow has learned a lot from her mama, Polly. She knows how to lance a boil, make a pie crust, butcher a pig, and tend to every chore that needs doing. What she doesn't know, but is forced to reckon with all too soon, is how to look after children as a mother should ... When Polly succumbs to a long illness, Bertie takes on responsibility for her four younger siblings and their dissolute, unreliable daddy. Yet no matter how hard she tries to hold the family together, the task is overwhelming. Nine-year-old Dacia, especially, is resentful and stubborn, hinting at secrets in their mama's life. Finally, Bertie makes the only choice she can--breaking up the family for its own survival, keeping the girls with her, sending the boys off to their grown brothers, long gone from home. Ever pragmatic, Bertie marries young, grateful to find a husband willing to take on the care of her sisters, and eventually moves to the oil fields of Kansas. But marriage alone cannot resolve the grief and guilt she carries over a long-ago tragedy, or prepare her for the heartaches still to come. Only by confronting wrenching truths can she open herself to joy--and learn how to not only give, but receive, unfettered love. Inspired by stories told by the author's mother and aunts, All the Forgivenesses is as authentic as it is lyrical--a captivating novel of family loyalty, redemption, and resilience.