When Libby Moran's husband died unexpectedly in an auto
accident, she discovered he had spent all their savings and
cashed in his life insurance to cover bad investments in
the stock market. After losing her home, she and her two
children had to move in with her mother. Now, three years
later, these arrangements are not a good situation, and
Libby is just going through the motions day-to-day. She
receives an unexpected letter from her Aunt Jean, her
mother's sister, inviting her to come live with her and
help with her goat farm in Atwater, Texas. Uncharacteristic
for Libby, she accepts the offer and makes the move. The
first person she meets upon arriving in Atwater is
Sunshine. Sunshine tells Libby she can help her find her
lost husband. Libby is very skeptical.
Life is working out a lot better on the goat farm than
Libby expected. For the first time in a very long time, she
is actually happy. The kids are doing well in school and
she is learning a lot about life, as well as other things,
from Jean. But when her mother pays them a surprise visit,
she overhears a conversation that makes her question the
tension between Jean and Libby's mom. Then Libby finds a
picture in an old abandon house that brings up further
questions. Just when Libby feels she has been rescued, her
world may be again falling apart. And will Sunshine really
be able to help her contact her husband?
THE LOST HUSBAND is an endearing story about overcoming
jealousy and bitterness. It gives us some great
perspectives on lessons in life, if we just stop to listen.
Katherine Center's characters are charming and
unforgettable. The storyline moves seamlessly, keeping the
reader engaged with the characters and the issues they are
facing. Ms. Center touches on the problem of bullying in
schools and gives some great parenting advice. She explores
putting our sorrows behind us and pressing on, includes a
little humor and a little romance to add some spice. THE
LOST HUSBAND is a delightful, heartwarming read, and I
highly recommend it.
Dear Libby, It occurs to me that you and your two
children have been living with your mother for—Dear
Lord!—two whole years, and I'm writing to see if
you'd like to be rescued.
The letter comes out of the blue, and just in time for
Libby Moran, who—after the sudden death of her
husband, Danny—went to stay with her hypercritical
mother. Now her crazy Aunt Jean has offered Libby an
escape: a job and a place to live on her farm in the Texas
Hill Country. Before she can talk herself out of it, Libby
is packing the minivan, grabbing the kids, and hitting the
road.
Life on Aunt Jean's goat farm is both more wonderful
and more mysterious than Libby could have imagined. Beyond
the animals and the strenuous work, there is
quiet—deep, country quiet. But there is also a
shaggy, gruff (though purportedly handsome, under all that
hair) farm manager with a tragic home life, a formerly
famous feed–store clerk who claims she can contact
Danny "on the other side," and the eccentric aunt Libby
never really knew but who turns out to be exactly what
she's been looking for. And despite everything she's lost,
Libby soon realizes how much more she's found. She hasn't
just traded one kind of crazy for another: She may
actually have found the place to bring her little
family—and herself—back to life.
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