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Marva Cope, the fourth novel in the Jackson's Pond, Texas Series, brings new elements to the story of the small town in the Texas Panhandle. Marva arrives as the new postmaster in 2017. She brings with her a lifetime of hesitancy to open herself to others. It is here, while living with her elder Aunt Violet, that she comes to appreciate the value of true friendships. With new relationships, long walks, and conversations with herself, she comes to terms with her difficult past . . .the loss of a beloved teenaged brother in a tragic farm accident, her father's death from a broken heart, and a distant mother who had no love for the young teenager. Troubled teenage years followed as a flawed young man lures her to New Mexico, then leaves her alone with their newborn daughter. With her newfound courage of trusting others as friends, she reconnects with her daughter, and a college dorm-mate she had deserted in years past. In Jackson's Pond, she finds the ability to consider what to do with the rest of her life. No library descriptions found. |
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Marva Cope is a dual time story, set in the 1970s -1980s and 2017.
When Marva Cope, single with a grown daughter, takes the job of postmaster in Jackson’s Pond, she moves in with her elderly Aunt Violet. Without prodding, wise Violet coaxes her niece’s life story from her, causing Marva to rethink her life.
As a teenager, Marva Cope’s life was altered by the tragic deaths of her brother and later her father and her mother’s inability to see past her own pain to the traumatic effects on her daughter. In high-school, Marva pours herself into her studies with the one aim of getting into college and away from her mom. Head down, Marva concentrates on her courses until befriended by a group of girls and she realizes she’s cut herself off from any type of relationship. When she meets an attractive young man her life changes course once again, leaving school for a tough life on a New Mexico ranch.
As Marva settles into her new home in Jackson’s Pond, she makes an effort to forge new friendships and reach out to people in her past life to reestablish links. Then she meets Chick Talley, a man with his own share of heartache. Understanding and patient, he is willing to wait for Marva to find room for him in her life.
I really, really enjoyed this well-written book. From the first page, I fell in love with Marva and Aunt Violet. My heart ached for her troubled life and cheered as she fought to make a decent life for herself and her daughter. I felt like the author dropped me into Marva’s world with her poignant storytelling. It’s a quiet story of inner-strength, testing your limits, and learning to open your heart to others, no matter your age. (