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Unyielding Hope
When Hope Calls #1
by Janette Oke & Laurel Oke Logan
336 pages // published in 2020 // Christian historical fiction
BOOK DESCRIPTION
In this sweeping companion to the Hallmark TV series When Hope Calls, Lillian Walsh rushes to a reunion after discovering the sister she believed dead is likely alive. But Grace has big dreams beyond anything Lillian is prepared for. Can Lillian set aside her own plans and join her sister in an adventure that will surely change them both?
In this sweeping companion to the Hallmark TV series When Hope Calls, Lillian Walsh rushes to a reunion after discovering the sister she believed dead is likely alive. But Grace has big dreams beyond anything Lillian is prepared for. Can Lillian set aside her own plans and join her sister in an adventure that will surely change them both?
What an incredible story of two young women, sisters, orphaned and separated as children, living in frontier towns of Canada, finding each other again in adulthood.
Lillian is still learning to live without her mother, and struggling to find God's love and peace in her life, but she is given a gift... the gift of the sister she thought she lost many years ago. Grace, a vibrant soul, comes in to Lillian's life, with a whole slew of children in tow -- orphaned children that wants to send to good homes. The work that these two will do together in their new sistership and new life getting to know each other again, is equally inspiring and amazing.
What I love about the historical details in this book is that I'm learning about new things from the Okes. I learned about Home Children, who were sent away from other over-crowded countries, to Canada. These children were adopted into homes there, usually farms. For some, perhaps this move was the best thing that could have happened to them, for others, it left them scarred.
This story is greatly intriguing, illustrates God's graciousness to us, and honestly... I'm really anticipating what happens next to Lillian and Grace! Can't wait for book #2 of the When Hope Calls book series.
A clean read. Suitable for ages 12 and up.
* NOTE: To fans of the TV show, When Hope Calls, please note that this book series actually follows a different plotline. While some of the basics of the story may be similar, many of the events and supporting characters are quite different.
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Thanks for telling us about this book and the giveaway! I can't see the series since I don't have the Hallmark channel. But I have read all of Janette Oke's books and would love to read this one, too.
ReplyDeleteSounds great. Beautiful cover.
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