Cold Spring

Shapiro, Glenn

ISBN 13: 9798822959644

Published by Glenn Shapiro, 2024

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56-43,890-ACJ, text like new, VERY GOOD READING COPY, tight spine, clean pages, NO highlighting/markings, very fine dust jacket.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cold Spring
• Publisher: Glenn Shapiro
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798822959644
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New
• Dimensions: 1.42W x 13.97H x 21.59D centimeters 1.42 centimeters width by 13.97 centimeters height by 21.59 centimeters depth
• Weight: 426 grams

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Synopsis

Set during the height of the Gold Rush on the Western frontier, Cold Spring is a gripping, heartfelt and powerful story of resilience and hope in the face of overwhelming odds.

His senses were keenly alert and yet focused on things beyond the sound, smell, or feel of the moment. He was deciding whether he had truly been called home. Everything in him and around him told him he had.

Cold Spring, New York. 1844

Cole Thomas's tranquil life is shattered by the arrival of a mysterious family that move into the farm next door. Belinda Wright, weighed down by the dark shadows of her family's secrets, immediately forges an unexpected bond with Cole-a connection that will change the course of their lives forever.

As their bond deepens tragedy strikes leaving Belinda's future hanging in the balance. A glimmer of hope appears when news reaches Cold Spring that gold has been discovered in the Western Frontier. Desperate and determined, Cole embarks on the perilous journey along the Oregon Trail, risking everything for a chance at a better life and a love that defies all odds.

This poignant novel captures the raw essence of determination, love and the resilience of the human spirit.

Reader Reviews:

'Highly recommend'

'Fascinating Historical Fiction'

'It's an exciting, action-filled read that you won't be able to put down!'

'This fantastic historical fiction book is full of page turning excitement until the very end!'

'A wonderful novel.'

About the Author

Glenn Shapiro is a lifelong writer of poetry and short stories. Born and raised in the Northeast of the United States, he has always been fascinated by colonial times and poured that curiosity and research into his writing.Cold Spring is his first novel at the start of his "second act" after retirement.