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David C. Cook
March 2014
On Sale: March 1, 2014
384 pages
ISBN: 1434705447
EAN: 9781434705440
Kindle: B00GNOCISY
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Inspirational
A Southern Novel of Second Chances From a distance, the Harlans appear to be the perfect
Southern family. Wealth and local fame mask the drama and
dysfunction swirling through their family line. But as the
summer heats up, a flood tide of long hidden secrets surface. Devastation from a rape followed by the murder of two
family members brings three generations of the Harlans
together on their pecan plantation in Bay Spring, Alabama.
Chief among them is Anniston, who by the time she turned
thirteen thought she’d seen it all. But as her heart
awakens to the possibility of love, she begins to deal with
her loneliness and grief. This tender coming-of-age tale, inspired by the story of
Tamar in 2 Samuel 13, shows how true healing and hope comes
only from God. Though our earthly family can wound and
disappoint, our heavenly Father brings freedom to those
long held captive through His mercy and grace.
Comments
33 comments posted.
Re: How Sweet The Sound
mine goes way back to an old book the secret garden..the little girl was mary lennox..and if you remember it all worked out well for her..and many years later i had my own secret garden and i always thought if you wished hard enough..sometimes it does come true...
(Mal Kaplan 7:55am March 7, 2014)
Where I live, I have not seen any signs of life yet, other than the new birds who have been migrating to our area, which we feed every day!! As for characters of hope, the best one who I have patterned my life after would be Helen Keller. I read her Autobiography when I was a young girl, after seeing The Miracle Worker on tv, and wanted to learn more about her. She truly was a remarkable woman, who didn't let her disabilities get in her way. Little did I know that, years later, I would be facing health issues of my own. I think back to obstacles that she faced, and that gave me strength to face my own issues!!
(Peggy Roberson 8:15am March 7, 2014)
My sign of spring? I left the house without a coat this morning! I was tempted to forgo the socks as well, but I'm not that brave...or young.
(Amy Magan 8:46am March 7, 2014)
Spring is here since winter never arrived. Atticus Finch is
my character of hope and resolute bravery.
(Sharon Berger 11:10am March 7, 2014)
I know that Spring is here when I smell the sweet fragrance
of flowers!
(Maria Proctor 11:48am March 7, 2014)
The signs of spring have not yet begun here. Usually it's crocus this time of year, but with 10 feet of snow piled all over the place it's hard for them to poke through. OK, I might be exaggerating about the height of the snow, but it seems like 10 feet.
(Vennie Martinisi 1:08pm March 7, 2014)
My grand daughter saw a robin in the yard this morning. Yea spring is here!
(Denise Austin 2:24pm March 7, 2014)
The ice is melting so Spring cannot be far away - the daffodils are starting
to pop up :)
Favorite literary character who demonstrated hope is John Baxter
(Sharon Timmer 4:29pm March 7, 2014)
No signs of spring here yet unless you count the freezing drizzle we got this morning as a sign of spring.
(Sue Farrell 6:28pm March 7, 2014)
It just so hard to see spring in Los Angeles. The weather here most of the time is nice and sunny.
I would have to say the Knights of the Round Table. They uses might to right the wrong and to bring hope and justice to Camelot. They are what legends describe them to be.
(Kai Wong 10:11pm March 7, 2014)
Yes to Spring, I spent the day outside with my grandsons and I didn't need to wear a sweater.
(Rita Wray 11:22pm March 7, 2014)
No signs of Spring here in Michigan, but I look forward to the daffodils and the bird songs.
(Marcy Shuler 12:01pm March 8, 2014)
I'm seeing lots of trees blooming out.
(Theresa Norris 7:50am March 8, 2014)
No signs of Spring here in Wisconsin, but it is warming up and slowly melting down some of our 4-5 ft. piles of snow in our yards and at the end of our driveways. It was 40 degrees yesterday and 30 today, so that's helping. Once, we can see the ground again, there may be hope to see flowers popping out of the ground! I've seen plenty of cardinals in my backyard all winter and a couple days ago, a woodpecker, but no robins yet!
(Linda Luinstra 4:24pm March 8, 2014)
I do love it when the flowers begin to bloom. I can't think
of a literary character off hand that fits the description.
(Mary Preston 6:28am March 9, 2014)
I am looking forward to the flowers coming up. I have Easter Lilies coming up now.
(Judy Ferguson 10:17am March 9, 2014)
I live in South Florida and Spring is a time of the re-awakening of the big puffy summer clouds! The greens get greener and the flowering plants once again gain our attention!
(Betty Hamilton 12:46pm March 9, 2014)
My daffodils are poking up and the dogwood buds are swelling.
My favorite hopeful character is Scarlet O'Hara--tomorrow is
always a new opportunity for her.
(Janet Martin 1:47pm March 9, 2014)
when the grass start getting green and my mother in law
starts asking about mowing the lawn XD
(Sarah Hansrote 2:44am March 12, 2014)
Spring is hiding, but I saw a few bright flowers that were
mysteriously caught on a log in a brook at the Nature Center
today. At first, I thought they were crocus, but then one
looked like a white aster. I can't wait for the bluets to
come up in my front lawn - hate to cut the grass and their
heads off. My favorite hopeful character is Anne Frank and
her patch of sky and the birds she watched fly freely.
(Alyson Widen 6:54pm March 14, 2014)
I don't really belong to a book club but I love it when my family read books together - like the harry potter series and the game of thrones series. We are still debating who John Snow is.
(Pam Howell 6:33am September 19, 2014)
I don't belong to a book club. The one club out here reads
some really strange books, from what I've heard, and half of
the members aren't that pleased about it. My Husband and I
are caretakers where we live, and I volunteer once a week to
teach a knitting class. It doesn't leave me a lot of time
to get involved in much else, since I also knit and crochet
items for people that I know who have suffered hardships in
their lives. Just losing my Father recently myself, it's
been hard trying to go through the day-to-day grind of daily
life, because his death was sudden. I'm still in the
process of going through his Estate papers, and settling
things with my Sisters. Anyway, reading is an escape I get
to as often as I can, along with my knitting and crocheting,
to get away from problems, and just be in my own world,
instead of debate with others the finer parts of literature.
Perhaps someday, when I have more time, I'll join a book
club.
(Peggy Roberson 10:48am September 19, 2014)
Your post today was thought provoking. When a friend and I
got together we discussed books for hours, classics,
fiction and many from days gone by when we were much
younger. We loved comparing our viewpoints on various
characters and the writing as well. I am an avid reader and
love to get involved within the pages of a book.
(Sharon Berger 11:54am September 19, 2014)
never joined a "book club". usually me and my friends just email or facebook each other about the books we are reading and enjoying.
(Angela Parrish 5:46pm September 19, 2014)
I love Southern fiction/ Thank you for the giveaway. I am in a book club called Nifty Fifty...it has bloomed from 5 gals to nearly 20...we pick one classic per year and the rest of the titles are put in a hat..and that's how they're chosen.
(Susan Coster 6:47pm September 20, 2014)
I'm not in a book club, either. The book club at the library picks books in advance, and they aren't that interesting to me. I like mystery, and historical novels, mostly. Your novel sounds like a god read to me!
(Kathleen Gardiner 12:20pm September 21, 2014)
I meant a good read.
(Kathleen Gardiner 12:24pm September 21, 2014)
My book club is talking on facebook with all the other
bloggers. It is really fun!
(Denise Austin 2:30pm September 21, 2014)
I'm not in a hook club. I'm not even sure we have one in my small town.
(Anna Speed 3:33pm September 21, 2014)
i love reading but not in book club currently
(Debbi Shaw 8:24pm September 21, 2014)
I wish I was in a book club!
(Vicki Hancock 11:58pm September 21, 2014)
Even though I enjoy reading, I am not in a book club.
(Bonnie H 8:53pm September 24, 2014)
I have never really lived in one place long enough to find a book club to join. But I have been reading romance since I was a teenager. I was the kid that saved up their allowance to walk a couple of miles to the store to by the early Harlequins. Yup that was me.
(Ann Bartok 11:04pm October 1, 2014)
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