Prairie Song - A Novel, Hearts Seeking Home Book 1

Informationen zum Autor Mona Hodgson is the author of Sinclair Sisters of Cripple Creek Series and The Quilted Heart Novellas . Mona's writing credits also include nearly thirty children's books, including Real Girls of the Bible: A Devotional , Bedtime in the Southwest , and The Princess Twins and the Tea Party . One of Mona's favorite things to do, besides writing or eating dark chocolate, is to speak at women's retreats and conferences. Mona lives in Arizona with her husband, Bob. Klappentext The first step in a challenging journey is often the one that means the most. Though it means saying goodbye to the beloved friends and spiritual mentors of her St. Charles! Missouri quilting circle! Anna Goben is certain that she needs to enlist her family in the Boones Lick Company wagon train. The loss of her beloved brother in the Civil War has paralyzed her mother and grandfather in a malaise of grief and depression and Anna is convinced that only a fresh start in the Promised Land of California can bring her family back to her. Although the unknown perils of the trail west loom! Anna's commitment to caring for her loved ones leaves no room for fear-or even loving someone new. During the five-month journey! trail hand Caleb Reger plans to keep a low profile as he watches over the band of travelers. Guarding secrets about his past and avoiding God's calling on his life! Caleb wants to steer as far from Anna as she does him! but she proves to be just as he assessed her from the beginning- independent! beautiful trouble. Led by a pillar of hope! the group faces rough terrain that begins to take a toll on their spirits. Will the wilderness of suffering lead them astray! or will the gentle song of love that echoes across the prairie turn their hearts toward God's grace and the promise of a new home? 1866, April Anna Goben’s bedchamber spun about her. Hattie Pemberton, a friend from the Saint Charles quilting circle, stood behind her at the dressing table, weaving Anna’s golden-brown hair into a loose chignon. A cord of hair hung on either side of Anna’s face while Hattie worked on the back. Anna’s stomach felt like it had taken in boarders with fl uttering wings, and seeing herself in the mirror above the table wasn’t helping matters. Closing her eyes, she gripped the wrought-iron handles on the bench as if she could brace herself against the wave of nausea. Was her sudden decision to marry Boney the reason for the jitters, or did all women feel sick to their stomach and lightheaded directly before they wed? She’d probably feel less nervous if more of her quilting circle friends had been able to come, especially the married ones. Emilie and Maren had planned to attend the wedding, but then Emilie’s father fell ill that morning and Caroline needed Maren’s help in the dry goods store. A twist of hair bounced free, tickling Anna’s ear as Hattie’s tender hand rested on her shoulder. Anna opened her eyes and made herself look in the mirror. Concern etched her friend’s blue-gray eyes. Hattie tipped her head, causing the wide brim of her yellow hat to bobble. “You look as if you’ve seen an apparition. You’re nearly as white as the frame on the mirror. Are you feeling well?” Anna slowly turned her head to the right, then just as deliberately to the left, all the while looking into Hattie’s refl ection in the mirror. No, she was not all right. Nothing had been right since her brother’s death. The void Dedrick’s absence left in the family was wrong, and she’d been unable to make anything right since the letter from the Department of War arrived nearly a year and a half ago. She patted the hand on her shoulder. Her friend also knew about the high cost of the war. Hattie’s brother had come home last year spared, but her father had died in battle in ’63. “Being ill on your wedding day i...

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Mona Hodgson, HODGSON MONA
• Edition: Waterbrook press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 06.08.2013
• EAN: 9780307731166
• ISBN: 978-0-307-73116-6
• Pages: 320
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 20 mm
• Thèmes: Hearts Seeking Home; Hearts Seeking Home
• Catégorie: Littérature > Littérature (récits)