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Christian Fiction September 2018
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| River to Redemption by Ann H. GabhartWhat happens: In 1833 Springfield, Kentucky, a cholera epidemic rages, leaving seven-year-old Adria an orphan. She's rescued by Louis, an enslaved Christian, who, instead of fleeing town like his owner and others, faithfully helps the sick and buries the dead. Twelve years later, when Louis is for sale, Adria, now an abolitionist, works for his freedom.
Did you know? This richly detailed, poignant novel is partially based on historical events and people, including real-life slave and hero Louis Sansbury. |
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A Christmas by the sea
by Melody Carlson
Hoping that an inherited beach house will help her recover from debts after her husband's death, a widow moves into the property to renovate and sell it before a local craftsman encourages her to stay. (Religious Fiction). By the best-selling author of The Christmas Angel Project
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| What Blooms from Dust by James MarkertWhat happens: During the 1930s Dust Bowl, "Coin-Flip Killer" Jeremiah Goodbye escapes death and prison after a devastating tornado damages the penitentiary while he's in the electric chair. Heading home to Nowhere, Oklahoma (where he plans to exact revenge on his twin brother), he meets an odd young boy and the two find Nowhere in need of help.
For fans of: author Billy Coffey, whose atmospheric novels also beautifully incorporate elements of magical realism. |
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Everything she didn't say
by Jane Kirkpatrick
A reimagining of the life of Carrie Strahorn covered in her 1911 memoir Fifteen Thousand Miles by Stage describes her relationship with her strong-willed husband, struggles with faith and efforts to build a life in the untamed West. Original
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| More Than Meets the Eye by Karen WitemeyerStarring: Nineteen-year-old Evangeline Hamilton, an orphan with one blue eye and one brown (which causes some to think she's a witch or cursed), whose only family is the two other orphans she bonded with as a child, Zach and Seth.
What happens: In 1894 Texas, determined Logan Fowler arrives in town looking for revenge against Evangeline's gambling brother, Zach, whom he thinks ruined his father.
Series alert: Like Karen Witemeyer's other books, this delightful 1st in the Patchwork Family novels has wit, charm, and appealing characters. |
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