Clara's Way - Softcover

Carr, Roberta R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0578591529 ISBN 13: 9780578591520

Synopsis

The year is 1904. Nurse Clara Tyler happily spends her days tending patients in rural Ohio. Her brother, who is working in Panama on the great canal, informs the family he must return home due to illness. Too sick to travel alone, he begs Clara to come and get him. Anxious about going but determined to save her brother, Clara makes her way to the Canal Zone. She is quickly drawn into a web of heartbreak, controversy, and friendship that keeps her there. When her father demands she return, Clara must decide where she belongs in this gripping tale about love and loss, courage, and the unexpected paths that shape our lives. * The story offers little-known, exciting details about the canal's history.

About this title

About the Author

After a rewarding career in health care, Roberta R. Carr became a full-time writer. She enjoys creating slice-of-life stories that will entertain you, as well as stir new thoughts. Her travel experiences usually weave their way into the plots. Roberta lives in Novato, California. She is always working on her next story but makes time for her family, an early-morning walk, chai tea, friends, and travel.

From the Back Cover

The year is 1904. Nurse Clara Tyler happily spends her days tending patients in rural Ohio. Her brother, who is working in Panama on the great canal, informs the family he must return home due to illness. Too sick to travel alone, he begs Clara to come and get him. Anxious about going but determined to save her brother, Clara makes her way to the Canal Zone. She is quickly drawn into a web of heartbreak, controversy, and friendship that keeps her there. When her father demands she return, Clara must decide where she belongs in this gripping tale about love and loss, courage, and the unexpected paths that shape our lives.

From the Inside Flap

Beyond the Chagres River

'Tis said the story's old

Are paths that lead to mountains

Of purest virgin gold;

But 'tis my firm conviction,

Whatever tales they tell,

That beyond the Chagres River

All paths lead straight to hell!

-"Yellow Eyes" by James Stanley Gilbert

Edition details

• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0578591529
• ISBN 13: 9780578591520
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 308