Hardscrabble Hill is the story of Adele Susannah Abbott, a white colonial house perched on the bank of the Penobscot River, and the impact the house had on Adele's life. It was a beacon of hope in her childhood, a refuge from the storm of her adolescence, a citadel of her adult life, and a safe haven in her waning years. Set in the town of Jonasport, Maine, at the turn of the century, Hardscrabble Hill follows the lives of Adele and the inhabitants of Jonasport who reached out to one another while trying to conceal the dark secrets of their individual lives. It is the story of a people who lived in a time when "neighbors were friends and community mattered"
- ISBN10 1257250973
- ISBN13 9781257250974
- Publish Date 5 July 2011
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Lulu.com
- Format eBook
- Language English