# Barren Ground

By Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow.

"Barren Ground" by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow is a novel published in 1925. It follows Dorinda Oakley through thirty years in rural Virginia as she transforms from a vibrant young woman shattered by romantic betrayal into a determined farmer who reclaims her family's failing land. After fleeing heartbreak for New York City, she returns home with knowledge of scientific agriculture, gradually turning barren soil into a prosperous dairy farm while confronting the ghosts of her past. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Pastoral fiction; Country life -- Fiction; Virginia -- Fiction; Piedmont (U.S. : Region) -- Fiction

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