03274cam a2200481 i 4500 2522994878 TxAuBib 20240826120000.0 r 250812s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781496720467 electronic bk. 1496720466 electronic bk. MWT12435109 Midwest rda TxAuBib rda Hardinger, Elizabeth, author. All the Forgivenesses [Hoopla] / Elizabeth Hardinger. [United States : Kensington Books, 2019. Made available through hoopla. 1 online resource (304 pages.) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Instant title available through hoopla. 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. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Hoopla eBook. Families Fiction. Farm life Fiction. Mothers Death Fiction. Siblings Fiction. Historical fiction. Coming of age Fiction. History Fiction. Fiction. Kansas Fiction. Electronic books Fiction. Electronic books. Bildungsromans. Domestic fiction. Literature Fiction. hoopla digital. https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12435109?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh2017 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/csp_9781496720467_180.jpeg Cover image