The provided text is comprised of excerpts from Francine Rivers' novel, "Her Mother's Hope," which is the first installment in the "Marta’s Legacy" series. The narrative focuses on Marta, beginning with her difficult life in Switzerland, where she endures abuse from her father and struggles with familial expectations and poverty, before leaving home to find work and education. Marta’s journey continues through various challenging jobs and culminates in her move to Canada and then the United States with her husband, Niclas, as they pursue a life of farming and establishing a boardinghouse. The final sections shift focus to Marta's daughter, Hildemara Rose, detailing her experiences in nursing school, her relationship with Trip, and her battle with tuberculosis, paralleled by Marta's reflections on her own hard-won life and her efforts to reconcile with Hildemara.

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