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A big woman, Gertie Nevels is uprooted from her Kentucky hills and thrust into the confusion of wartime Detroit. There, against the sudden, harsh impact of a big city, she and her family struggle to retain the independence that is their heritage--a struggle that ends in triumph in a unique way through Gertie's courage and innocence of spirit.
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2 editions- Hardcover · English · 1999Tandem Library · 9780613171847
- Other · English · 1999Avon · 608 pages · 9780380009473
WomenMountain lifeCity and town lifeFiction