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Sage (Paperback)
Victoria S. Pollard
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R457
Discovery Miles 4 570
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Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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In May 1905, Lily Johnston impulsively leaves her pampered city
life behind to travel to the nascent town of Las Vegas, Nevada.
After her husband's death, crippling panic attacks have plagued
her. Belief that reuniting with her daughter, Andy, will make them
stop motivates her to board a train and head into the desert. Once
there, the austere conditions and harsh climate of the tent town
convince her that she must take her pregnant daughter home in order
to save her life. When Andy refuses to leave, Lily decides the only
way to keep her safe is by living there temporarily. Life in the
raucous Wild West town is appalling and dangerous with frequent
gunfights and prostitutes parading in the streets. Refined and
proper, Lily struggles to retain the principles that define her and
make her feel secure. But the place and a friendship with a
gambler, reputed to be a gunfighter, challenge her beliefs about
everything, including herself .
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