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From a distance the Flint Hills of Kansas appear an immense and barren landscape, quickly crossed and easily forgotten. A closer look, however, shows them to be a place of wild natural beauty--a perfect backdrop to the story of an encounter between a young woman bound to a place by ghosts of a tragic past and an exceptional man who settles there for a short while.
Sarah Bryden. a talented painter with her dreams on hold, spends her days waiting tables at a local cafe and her nights alone in her room, capturing with brush and ink the subtle beauty of prairie wildflowers. She is uncommonly beautiful, with a fierce independent spirit beneath her quiet manner. When John Wilde, a physicist on leave from a California university, moves to the area with his wife, Susan, and their newly adopted son, he hopes the simple life and wide-open spaces will ease them into their new roles as parents.
Sarah is drawn into their world when she becomes a caretaker for the child, who is difficult and frail, and before long, John finds himself captivated by Sarah's warmth, her grace, and her intuitive gifts. Between Sarah and the child there is an instant and profound connection--a contrast keenly felt by Susan, who has grappled with motherhood from the start.
Unlike others in this close-knit community of ranchers and farmers, Sarah is drawn to John's eccentric and ill-behaved genius. As she allows him to enter the most intimate parts of her life and to see into her heart, she experiences an awakening so powerful it shatters her deeply rooted complacency. Their passion unfolds with the seasons and changes irrevocably their lives and the lives of those around them.
Sarah Bryden. a talented painter with her dreams on hold, spends her days waiting tables at a local cafe and her nights alone in her room, capturing with brush and ink the subtle beauty of prairie wildflowers. She is uncommonly beautiful, with a fierce independent spirit beneath her quiet manner. When John Wilde, a physicist on leave from a California university, moves to the area with his wife, Susan, and their newly adopted son, he hopes the simple life and wide-open spaces will ease them into their new roles as parents.
Sarah is drawn into their world when she becomes a caretaker for the child, who is difficult and frail, and before long, John finds himself captivated by Sarah's warmth, her grace, and her intuitive gifts. Between Sarah and the child there is an instant and profound connection--a contrast keenly felt by Susan, who has grappled with motherhood from the start.
Unlike others in this close-knit community of ranchers and farmers, Sarah is drawn to John's eccentric and ill-behaved genius. As she allows him to enter the most intimate parts of her life and to see into her heart, she experiences an awakening so powerful it shatters her deeply rooted complacency. Their passion unfolds with the seasons and changes irrevocably their lives and the lives of those around them.
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