Heaven-high and Hell-deep: Laine's Beech Mountain Story, Book

Heaven-high and Hell-deep: Laine's Beech Mountain Story, Book 1

A mountain girl in the early 1900â€™s copes with a marriage arranged by her dad. Her story is titled from an old saying â€œI own my land, heaven-high and hell-deep.â€

â€œYour pa gave his consent for us to marry,â€ he said the words as though it was a simple matter. It wasnâ€™t a romantic proposal of love and devotion. It wasnâ€™t a proposal at all. I opened my mouth but nothing came out. I tried again.
â€œI donâ€™t know your name,â€ I managed to say as I felt my chest constrict. There was a pain in me that started at my toes and went to the roots of my hair. Dad had come up with a solution to his problem. I could either marry this stranger, go to Granny Mable, or I could join the little Munson girl and sleep in barns and steal food from people. Great choices I had been given by the man I thought would love me regardless.
â€œMy name is Rafford Johnson. You can call me Rafe for short.â€
I swallowed a couple of times.
â€œYouâ€™re a man. Why would you want to marry me? Iâ€™m not really old enough to marry a grown man.â€
Country USA
Manufacturer Moody Valley
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2003-10-31
Format Kindle eBook

Heaven-high and Hell-deep: Laine's Beech Mountain Story, Book 1