Hidden Places
Synopsis:
A deep yearning for home had led Eliza to Wyatt Orchards ten years ago. Now widowed with three young children, she faces mounting debts and the realization it is all up to her. But she has no idea how she will run an orchard alone.
When a stranger appears at her doorstep, Eliza guesses he is no different than the other out-of-luck characters searching for work during the Depression. Bu the familiarity with which Gabe tends to the farm raises unanswered questions. With a vulnerable heart, she is unwittingly drawn to his gentle ways. But Eliza also fears that Gabe hides a past and motives that could jeopardize all she has fought to attain for herself and her children.
Review:
I enjoy Christian fiction very much and I like just about everyone of them that I read—as you should be able to tell from my generally-favorable reviews.
Lynn Austin has become one of my favorite authors. Her stories take me back to the days when my great-grandmothers lived. I have often wondered what their day-to-day lives were like and Lynn Austin’s book Hidden Places gives me insight into the things they must have experienced and what life was like in the late 1800’s through the early 1930’s.
Eliza, the main character, tries to maintain her farm after the death of her husband and then her rather abusive father-in-law in the early 1930’s. The book takes you into the history of Aunt Batty, who is a humorous character, and that of Gabe, the homeless man who makes his way into Eliza’s life–but who also has a mysterious side to him!
Even though, for the most part, this is a slice-of-life story, there are some interesting twists and turns in the book that I think you will enjoy. Take a little trip back in time with some endearing–and some not so endearing characters and find out how Eliza overcomes her past, and the adversity she finds in “hidden places.”
Christine Walker
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