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Christian Fiction May 2024
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| The Lady With the Dark Hair by Erin BartelsA portrait known as "The Lady With the Dark Hair" links 19th-century maid-turned-muse Viviana Torrens and modern-day museum curator Esther Markstrom in this well-researched dual-timeline novel by the author of The Girl Who Could Breathe Underwater. You might also like: Kristy Cambron's The Butterfly and the Violin; Melanie Dobson's Hidden Among the Stars; or Amanda Dykes' Set the Stars Alight. |
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| Dysfunction Junction by Robin W. PearsonThe death of their troubled mother, Mayhelen, forces sisters Frankie, Annabelle, and Charlotte Winters to confront their shared childhood trauma as they work to rebuild their relationships with one another. This moving family drama explores "the meaning of forgiveness and the limits of family duty" (Publishers Weekly). Read-alikes: Rosey Lee's The Gardins of Edin; Christina Suzann Nelson's More Than We Remember. |
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| The Songbird of Hope Hill by Kim Vogel SawyerOrphaned 17-year-old Birdie Clarkson escapes a Texas brothel to join Reverend Isaiah Overly and his son, Ephraim, at the utopian community of Hope Hill, but fears what will happen if others learn the truth about her past. For fans of: Francine Rivers' Redeeming Love; Tracie Peterson's Refining Fire. |
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| The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County by Claire SwinarskiEsther Larson and her fellow "Funeral Ladies" have been providing home-cooked meals and support to the bereaved families of Ellerie County, Wisconsin for 70 years. But when Esther loses her life savings to an online scammer, she finds herself in a vulnerable position. Will she allow her granddaughter, Iris, and Iris' new friend, Cooper, to help? You might also like: Jane Myers Perrine's Tales from Butternut Creek series; Virginia Smith's Tales from the Goose Creek B&B novels; or Neta Jackson's Yada Yada Prayer Group books. |
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Between You and Us : A Novel
by Kendra Broekhuis
"When Leona steps into Zarletti's Ristorante, she unexpectedly steps into another life--the one that could have been hers. And now she must choose between two paths: one with the love of her life and one with the daughter she's always longed for"
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More than we remember
by Christina Suzann Nelson
"After a life-altering car accident, one night changes everything for three women. As their lives intersect, they can no longer dwell in the memory of who they've been. Can they rise from the wreck of the worst moments of their lives to become who they were meant to be?"
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| What We Found in Hallelujah by Vanessa MillerAs a hurricane approaches the town of Hallelujah, South Carolina, sisters Hope and Faith, who have recently returned home to help their mother, must come to terms with a painful past event: the unexplained disappearance of their other sister, Trinity, during a storm. For fans of: the Southern setting and complicated mother-daughter relationships of Amanda Cox's The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery; the family drama of Walking in Tall Weeds by Robin W. Pearson. |
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The Gardins of Edin
by Rosey Lee
Meet the Gardin family of Edin, Georgia: sisters Mary and Martha, their widowed aunt Ruth, who runs the family business, and Ruth's mother-in-law, Naomi, who cares for everyone and tries to hold the family together. Well-drawn characters and their complex relationships anchor this debut novel inspired by the lives of Biblical women. You might also like: Vanessa Miller's What We Found in Hallelujah.
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A Love Discovered
by Tracie Peterson
To retain custody of her younger sister, Marybeth Kruger agrees to a marriage of convenience with widower Edward Vogel. However, the dangers posed by Edward's new job as a frontier lawman strengthen their bond. This 1st book in the Heart of Cheyenne series offers "deeply felt meditations on letting go of grief and embracing unexpected love" (Publishers Weekly). For fans of: Mary Connealy's The Laws of Attraction; Amanda Cabot's Out of the Embers.
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The Warsaw sisters : A Novel of WWII Poland
by Amanda Barratt
"In WWII Poland, two sisters fight against the darkness engulfing their homeland, one by entering a daring network of women sheltering Jewish children and the other by joining the ranks of Poland's secret army. As Warsaw buckles under German oppression, they must rely on the courage that calls the ordinary to resist"
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