Raintree County
by Ross Lockridge | 
Except for Me and Thee: A Companion to the Friendly Persuasion
by Jessamyn West | 
The Peaceable Kingdom: An American saga
by Jan de Hartog |
Godric
by Frederick Buechner | 
Pretty Boy Floyd
by Larry McMurtry |
The Love of Stones
by Tobias Hill | 
Unravelling
by Elizabeth Graver | 
The Shooting Party
by Isabel Colegate | 
Gentian Hill
by Elizabeth Goudge | 
The Establishment
by Howard Fast | 
The Madness of a Seduced Woman
by Susan Fromberg Schaeffer |
The Underground Man
by Mick Jackson |
Wise Men
by Stuart Nadler | 
Captains and the Kings
by Taylor Caldwell | 
Evidence of Things Unseen
by Marianne Wiggins | 
Independent People
by Halldor Laxness | 
The Sot-Weed Factor
by John Barth | 
The Fortress
by Mesa Selimovic |
Jubilee
by Margaret Walker | 
All Passion Spent
by Vita Sackville-West |
A quintessential American heroine, Eliza Birdwell is a wonderful blend of would-be austerity, practicality, and gentle humor when it comes to keeping her faith and caring for her family and community. Her husband, Jess, shares Eliza's love of people and peaceful ways but, unlike Eliza, also displays a fondness for a fast horse and a lively tune. With their children, they must negotiate their way through a world that constantly confronts them-sometimes with candor, sometimes with violence-and tests the strength of their beliefs. Whether it's a gift parcel arriving on their doorstep or Confederate soldiers approaching their land, the Birdwells embrace life with emotion, conviction, and a love for one another that seems to conquer all.