This Promised Land
Cathy Gohlke
When she ran away as a young war bride, she was cut off from her family forever . . . or so she believed. Decades later, maybe the only way to move on is to go home.
Ginny Pickering Boyden can’t wait for her last day of work, when she’ll be free to pursue a lifelong ambition through a master gardener apprenticeship. But an unexpected letter brings shocking news: Ginny has inherited her family’s Christmas tree farm, a dream she’d long ago given up.
Facing a past laced with memories and lies she’s tried hard to bury, a furious nephew who thought the land would be his, and a failing farm with a mountain of debt, Ginny returns to New Scrivelsby, Virginia, determined to sell. But when her younger nephew, a Vietnam vet, appears with demons of his own and three young children in tow, Ginny isn’t sure what to do. Too much of their story reminds Ginny of her own. She has little hope, however, that three generations of warring Pickerings can set aside their differences to restore all that’s broken, both on the land and in their hearts.
Set against the beautiful and rugged landscape of the Blue Ridge Mountains, This Promised Land is the story of a daughter’s longing to make sense of the past and of the unbreakable bonds that bring prodigals home.
Duration - 11h 7m.
Author - Cathy Gohlke.
Narrator - Sarah Zimmerman.
Published Date - Wednesday, 08 January 2025.
Location:
United States
Description:
When she ran away as a young war bride, she was cut off from her family forever . . . or so she believed. Decades later, maybe the only way to move on is to go home. Ginny Pickering Boyden can’t wait for her last day of work, when she’ll be free to pursue a lifelong ambition through a master gardener apprenticeship. But an unexpected letter brings shocking news: Ginny has inherited her family’s Christmas tree farm, a dream she’d long ago given up. Facing a past laced with memories and lies she’s tried hard to bury, a furious nephew who thought the land would be his, and a failing farm with a mountain of debt, Ginny returns to New Scrivelsby, Virginia, determined to sell. But when her younger nephew, a Vietnam vet, appears with demons of his own and three young children in tow, Ginny isn’t sure what to do. Too much of their story reminds Ginny of her own. She has little hope, however, that three generations of warring Pickerings can set aside their differences to restore all that’s broken, both on the land and in their hearts. Set against the beautiful and rugged landscape of the Blue Ridge Mountains, This Promised Land is the story of a daughter’s longing to make sense of the past and of the unbreakable bonds that bring prodigals home. Duration - 11h 7m. Author - Cathy Gohlke. Narrator - Sarah Zimmerman. Published Date - Wednesday, 08 January 2025.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:43:11
Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
Duration:00:25:48
Chapter 7
Duration:00:07:33
Chapter 8
Duration:00:14:47
Chapter 9
Duration:00:15:11
Chapter 10
Duration:00:12:57
Chapter 11
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Chapter 12
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Chapter 13
Duration:00:22:25
Chapter 14
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Chapter 15
Duration:00:25:39
Chapter 16
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Chapter 17
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Chapter 18
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Chapter 19
Duration:00:14:05
Chapter 20
Duration:00:07:51
Chapter 21
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Chapter 22
Duration:00:17:52
Chapter 23
Duration:00:14:44
Chapter 24
Duration:00:11:55
Chapter 25
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Chapter 26
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Chapter 27
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Chapter 28
Duration:00:15:47
Chapter 29
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Chapter 30
Duration:00:18:32
Chapter 31
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Chapter 32
Duration:00:13:30
Chapter 33
Duration:00:11:09
Chapter 34
Duration:00:06:05
Chapter 35
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Chapter 36
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Chapter 37
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Chapter 38
Duration:00:25:31
Chapter 39
Duration:00:15:09
Chapter 40
Duration:00:17:39
Chapter 41
Duration:00:06:40
Chapter 42
Duration:00:21:33
Chapter 43
Duration:00:24:47
Chapter 44
Duration:00:32:00
Chapter 45
Duration:00:19:31
Epilogue
Duration:00:14:44
A Note from the Author
Duration:00:08:57
Ending Credits
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