検索キーワード： 著者 "Joanne Bischof DeWitt" すべてのカテゴリー

Ohio, 1899. Since her mother’s death years ago, Alice Elliot has endeavored to keep her family afloat, despite her father’s foolish spending and mounting debts. A skilled artist and capable household manager, Alice struggles to read, which has proven an obstacle in securing a life outside her father’s control. When he rents out the family home for the summer to vacation among high society, Alice must choose: go with him or travel to the shores of Lake Erie to learn the sailmaking trade at her brother-in-law’s company.

New River, Virginia. 1904. Lizbeth Bennet longs to preserve her family’s farm, securing a future for her and her sisters, a difficult task in their Appalachian coal mining town. Money is scarce, and Lizbeth is determined to find a way without giving up treasured pieces of her family’s legacy. But when the mine is put up for sale, it’s clear change is approaching. A contingent of coal barons descends on the town to investigate whether the mine is worth their investment, among them a young man rumored to be a very rich, eligible bachelor.