Higher Ground
Gladys Smith
Hattie Clark is an aging advocate of peace in an Idaho town torn by World War I. Crippled by a stroke, she hires Kirsta Strom, a German refugee, to help in her bookstore. But Kirsta has her own problems. A shyster lawyer and powerful man, Carl Foreman has some hold over her, and has her watched constantly. And she must deal with new neighbors, who hate her for her German birth and treat her cruelly. Hattie feels compelled to protect the woman and her young daughter Patrina against Foreman’s demands and neighbors’ abuse. Then Hattie’s adopted son Toby falls in love with Kirsta and asks Hattie to watch over his beloved while he is away battling Kirsta’s countrymen. As Toby endures – and matures in – the fiery crucible of war, Hattie braves personal danger to save Kirsta and discover the woman’s mysterious past. What she finds both touches and shocks her. A glimpse of America at war, when hometown values are turned upside-down and family ties are ripped to shreds. Where war is a religion, and Americans see German spies lurking around every corner. Where prejudice disguised as patriotism rules the day, and people like Hattie struggle to restore family.
Author - Gladys Smith.
Narrator - Laurie Klein.
Published Date - Wednesday, 18 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
Hattie Clark is an aging advocate of peace in an Idaho town torn by World War I. Crippled by a stroke, she hires Kirsta Strom, a German refugee, to help in her bookstore. But Kirsta has her own problems. A shyster lawyer and powerful man, Carl Foreman has some hold over her, and has her watched constantly. And she must deal with new neighbors, who hate her for her German birth and treat her cruelly. Hattie feels compelled to protect the woman and her young daughter Patrina against Foreman’s demands and neighbors’ abuse. Then Hattie’s adopted son Toby falls in love with Kirsta and asks Hattie to watch over his beloved while he is away battling Kirsta’s countrymen. As Toby endures – and matures in – the fiery crucible of war, Hattie braves personal danger to save Kirsta and discover the woman’s mysterious past. What she finds both touches and shocks her. A glimpse of America at war, when hometown values are turned upside-down and family ties are ripped to shreds. Where war is a religion, and Americans see German spies lurking around every corner. Where prejudice disguised as patriotism rules the day, and people like Hattie struggle to restore family. Author - Gladys Smith. Narrator - Laurie Klein. Published Date - Wednesday, 18 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:14:09
Chapter 2
Duration:00:27:54
Chapter 3
Duration:00:12:52
Chapter 4
Duration:00:19:26
Chapter 5
Duration:00:20:29
Chapter 6
Duration:00:15:42
Chapter 7
Duration:00:22:39
Chapter 8
Duration:00:26:47
Chapter 9
Duration:00:14:27
Chapter 10
Duration:00:23:52
Chapter 11
Duration:00:15:19
Chapter 12
Duration:00:25:50
Chapter 13
Duration:00:17:22
Chapter 14
Duration:00:09:38
Chapter 15
Duration:00:13:49
Chapter 16
Duration:00:17:56
Chapter 17
Duration:00:19:55
Chapter 18
Duration:00:22:50
Chapter 19
Duration:00:17:34
Chapter 20
Duration:00:14:07
Chapter 21
Duration:00:23:35
Chapter 22
Duration:00:11:37
Chapter 23
Duration:00:23:04
Chapter 24
Duration:00:17:08
Chapter 25
Duration:00:19:11
Chapter 26
Duration:00:15:23
Chapter 27
Duration:00:13:30
Chapter 28
Duration:00:10:17
Chapter 29
Duration:00:23:37
Chapter 30
Duration:00:23:01
Chapter 31
Duration:00:15:03
Chapter 32
Duration:00:15:34
Chapter 33
Duration:00:17:55
Chapter 34
Duration:00:09:07
Chapter 35
Duration:00:18:36
Chapter 36
Duration:00:16:31
Chapter 37
Duration:00:17:49
Chapter 38
Duration:00:18:18
Chapter 39
Duration:00:16:03
Chapter 40
Duration:00:17:05
Chapter 41
Duration:00:12:53
Chapter 42
Duration:00:12:30