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The promised landThe promised land

The promised land1996

Isabelle Holland

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Orphaned by their mother's death, two Irish Catholic sisters find a home with a kind Protestant couple on the Kansas frontier, but their new life is suddenly threatened by the appearance of their uncle, who is determined to take them back to New York and their "true" religion.

Details

First published
1996
OL Work ID
OL1951868W

Subjects

FictionFrontier and pioneer lifeSistersFoster home careOrphansPrejudicesChildren's fictionOrphans, fictionSisters, fictionPrejudices, fictionFoster home care, fictionFrontier and pioneer life, fictionKansas, fiction

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