Tyndale Fiction
September 2024
On Sale: September 3, 2024
288 pages ISBN: 149647628X EAN: 9781496476289 Kindle: B0CWTQNGQD Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
In this hope-filled Gilded Age Christmas novella from bestselling author Lynn Austin, the year is 1901 and the hustle and bustle of the holidays is descending on New Yorkβs Fifth Avenue.
For the first time in her privileged life, Adelaide Forsythe wonβt be swept up in it. She couldnβt be happier about the prospect of a quieter Christmas. Thatβs not to say her transition from Miss to Mrs. has been without challenge. Though she doesnβt regret marrying for love instead of wealth, she can barely light the hearth or cook more than burnt toast. She feels woefully unprepared to run her own household.
Then, on the first Sunday of Advent, winter winds bring change through two unlikely means: a young orphan boy, hiding near Adelaideβs front steps, and a seasoned housekeeper who seems too good to be true.
The boy, Jack, claims he isnβt an orphan at all and is desperate to reunite his family. Adelaide and her husband Howard work tirelessly to solve the riddle of Jackβs story, while Adelaideβs new endeavors open her eyes to a world beyond her past experienceβand all the challenge and possibility it holds. As Christmas approaches, small glimmers of wonder light the way toward the answers Adaleide seeks and the most miraculous gift of all.