Bestselling author Ann Gabhart
weaves a timeless story of love, sacrifice and longing that will grip the heart
and stir the spirit. In her gentle and
textured style, Gabhart takes the reader back to a time when days moved slowly
and life was simple. A world that was
about to change forever.
In the autumn of 1941, rumors
of war whisper through Rosey Corner. The
town waits in anticipation as if holding its breath. But for Kate Merritt, it seems life is
letting out a prolonged sigh. As Kate
watches her sister marry the man Kate has loved since she was fifteen, her
heart is silently breaking. And even the
attentions of handsome best man Jay Tanner can’t draw her interest.
Then suddenly, Pearl Harbor
changes everything. Kate’s friends are
rushing to get married before the boys go off to war. The newspapers talk of women making airplanes
and bombs. Everyone in town begins
rolling bandages, planting victory gardens and collecting scrap metal. Kate finds herself drawn to Jay in surprising
ways, and when he enlists she can hardly breathe worrying about him getting
killed. Could she truly be in love with
him? And if she is, will she ever see
him again?
Fans of Angel Sister will be thrilled to see Kate Merritt all grown
up. New readers will find that Gabhart
tells a beautiful story that will touch their hearts and win their loyalty.
About this author
Ann H. Gabhart grew up on a
farm in Kentucky. By the time she was ten she knew she wanted to be a
writer. She's published over twenty novels. She and her husband have
three children and nine grandchildren. She still lives on a farm not far
from where she grew up. She loves playing with her grandkids, walking
with her dog, reading and, of course, writing. Her Shaker books, set in
her fictional Shaker village of Harmony Hill in the 1800's, are popular
with readers. The Outsider was a Christian Fiction Book Award Finalist
in 2009. Her Heart of Hollyhill books are Small Town, America books set
in the 1960's. Angel Sister, a Rosey Corner book set during the Great
Depression, will be followed by Small Town Girl.
Visit Ann's website http://annhgabhart.com
My Review:
Kate Merritt is a small town girl, we met her in Angle Sister. Now if
you haven't read that book, don't worry, there is enough information in
this one to make it a stand alone. We reunite with some of the
characters from the first book, and meet some new ones.
We meet Jay
Tanner at Kate's sister's Evie's wedding to Mike. Kate has always
thought herself in love with Mike, and Mike only has eyes for Evie.
Jay's upbringing has been tough, but he always had a friend in Mike, and
he is here to be best man. Jay likes what he sees in Kate, and loves
little Lorena, who he calls Birdie, and she calls him Tanner.
When
Mike warns him to stay away from his new sister Kate, he realizes that
he must. Fate does have away to putting the two of them together, and
they each realize "love", but can't bring themselves to it admit it to
himself.
There is much talk of the War in Europe, and the fathers
all remember the War to end Wars...but we know it wasn't. Ann Gabhart
brings us into the living room on that Sunday in December, the 7th.
Playing games and just just being family. There is no TV, of course, and
they don't have the radio on. They have no idea at the time, that their
lives have just changed forever at the hands of the Japanese.
The
Merritt family have a great faith in the Lord, but Jay is struggling.
Will Kate and Jay ever be able to make a match? Or will the curse of
drink throw them apart.
Don't miss this warm book about the life
just before the Second World War, and walk for a few minutes in the
peace of the Small Town.
I received this book through Revell Publishing Book Blogger Program, and was not required to give a positive review.
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