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Lilly Gray Corbett loves living on Troublesome Creek, but she would much rather play with her best friend than watch her little brother and the twins. Her mama, Copper, is often gone helping to birth babies, and Lilly has to stay home. When Aunt Alice sends a note inviting her to visit in the city, Lilly is excited to go, and Copper reluctantly agrees to let her. Later, when they hear the news that the train crashed, Copper and her husband, John, rush to find out if their daughter is injured . . . or even alive.
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Booklist Review
Watson continues her inspiring Copper Brown series. It is no small task to be the only nurse available for delivering babies in the small community of Troublesome Creek, but Copper Pelfrey seems up to the task. When she must quarantine an expectant mother to protect the health of the entire town, she is forced to battle an angry husband and father-to-be while she works to try and save the lives of this young mother and her unborn child. But this becomes the least of her problems when the train carrying her daughter, Lilly, derails, and Lilly is nowhere to be found among the wreckage. Copper is faced with the unspeakable horror of not knowing where her child is or even if she is still alive. This tragedy will test their faith and challenge the entire family as they are reminded of where hope is found. Packed with characters full of feminine strength, Still House Pond paints a picture of nineteenth-century rural life, while offering a hint of romance and a dash of suspense.--Ponder, Elizabeth Copyright 2010 Booklist
Library Journal Review
Watson's fourth series installment (after Sweetwater Run) continues the story of Laura Grace "Copper" Brown, who's just returned home to Troublesome Creek, KY, with her husband, Dr. Simon Brown. Their oldest child, Lilly, watches her younger siblings, while her mother helps her father deliver babies. But Lilly is restless, so when her aunt Alice invites her to visit in Lexington, Lilly is chomping at the bit to go. Her parents reluctantly agree, but then word of a train crash reaches Troublesome Creek. VERDICT While more melodramatic than the previous titles, this latest entry has been eagerly awaited by readers who have enjoyed following Copper's story line. Watson won the Christian Writers Guild Operation First Novel contest in 2004 for Troublesome Creek-the descriptive language and colorful characters that helped her earn it are still present here. Recommend this series to readers who enjoy historical fiction with strong female characters. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.