A Dangerous Silence
by Catherine Palmer
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When Dr. Marah Morgan returns to Cowley County, Kansas, she is surprised to find herself agreeing to run the family farm for her injured and difficult father. When government agents arrive and begin searching the farm for an Indian burial ground, Marah grows suspicious. A mysterious stranger appears, looking for work. Then Marah discovers alarming details about her mother's death more than twenty-five years earlier, making her wonder if reconciliation with her father is possible, or if show more bitterness-and silence-will destroy them. show lessTags
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A doctor must discover the truth bout the past in order to break the silence.
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Catherine Palmer is Associate Professor in Sociology at Deakin University, Australia.
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- Original title
- A Dangerous Silence
- Original publication date
- 2001-04
- People/Characters
- Marah Morgan, doctor; Big Ed Morgan, Marah's father
- Epigraph
- May the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14
Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night, nor fear the dangers of the day, nor dread the plague that stalks in darkness, nor the disaster that strikes at midday. Though a thousand fall at your side, though ten thousand ar... (show all)e dying around you, these evils will not touch you. Psalm 91:5-7 - First words
- The Sixteenth Day of the Yellow Flower Moon, The Year of 1869
I must write words that speak of death. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Judd slipped his arm around Marah's shoulders and drew her close. "It's a start."
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