02337cam a22003013u 4500 41870 UtSlPG 20260610133946.0 m cr n 260607r2013||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PR Pearse, Mark Guy, 1842-1930 Gold and Incense: A West Country Story Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2013 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2013-01-18 E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Paul Clark, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "Gold and Incense: A West Country Story" by Mark Guy Pearse is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book follows the life of Jennifer Petch, a humble yet optimistic woman living in a rural village, as she navigates the challenges of poverty and her husband’s incapacitating injury. Through her philosophical outlook and resilience, Jennifer finds meaning and joy in life's hardships while demonstrating a deep faith and love for her family. The story unfolds as Jennifer marries Sam Petch, a handsome village lad, and together they build a life filled with simple joys until tragedy strikes when Sam suffers a fall that leaves him an imbecile. Despite her dire circumstances and the burden of caring for Sam as well as their two sons, Jennifer maintains an uplifting spirit, believing in the power of gratitude and perspective. Her determination to contribute to their community leads her to save money to offer a half-sovereign to fund a new village chapel, which she proudly names "Gold and Incense." The narrative explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the strength found in optimism, ultimately leading to Jennifer's unexpected success as her situation improves through the help of her community and her own hard work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified West Country (England) -- Fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41870 82709 82709