The Refuge - by Ann H Gabhart (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Darcie and Walter Goodwin join a Shaker village to escape a cholera epidemic, but when Walter dies, Darcie is left alone and lonely. Can love live again for this widow in a community that doesn't believe in marriage?<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>When Darcie and Walter Goodwin hear of a new cholera epidemic sweeping the area, they join the Shakers whose villages seem immune to the disease. It's meant to be a temporary stay, but Walter is killed in a riverboat accident. With no family and no money, Darcie has little choice but to stay with the Shakers. To complicate matters, she is expecting a baby conceived before she and her husband came to the Shaker village. Marital relationships are considered sinful in this celibate community, putting Darcie in a unique--and lonely--position. Can the arrival of widower Flynn Keller and his headstrong daughter offer Darcie the hope of happiness . . . and family?<br/><br/>Ann H. Gabhart returns to the enigmatic world of the Shakers in this emotional exploration of the power of love and the bond of family.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><b>Can the power of love and the bond of family triumph in a community that cannot accept either?<br/></b><br/>With the threat of a cholera epidemic at their heels, Darcie and Walter Goodwin join the Shakers, whose villages seem immune to the disease. It's meant to be temporary, but when Walter is killed in a riverboat accident, destitute Darcie has little choice but to stay with the Shakers. To complicate matters, she is expecting a baby conceived before she and her husband came to the Shaker village. Marital relationships are considered sinful in this celibate community, putting Darcie in a unique--and lonely--position. Can the arrival of widower Flynn Keller and his headstrong daughter offer Darcie the hope of happiness?<br/><br/><br/><b>Praise for the novels of Ann H. Gabhart<br/></b><br/>"A story that shines."--<b><i>RT Book Reviews</i></b> on <i>The Innocent</i><br/><br/>"Another superbly crafted and thoroughly entertaining novel from a master storyteller."--<b><i>The Midwest Book Review</i></b> on <i>The Innocent</i><br/><br/>"[A] window into a different culture."--<b><i>Booklist</i></b> on <i>The Gifted</i><br/><br/><b><br/>Ann H. Gabhart</b> is the bestselling author of several Shaker novels--<i>The Outsider</i>, <i> The Believer</i>, <i> The Seeker</i>, <i> The Blessed</i>, <i>The Innocent</i>, <i> </i>and <i>The Gifted</i>--as well as<i> </i>other historical novels, including <i>Angel Sister</i>, <i> These Healing Hills</i>, <i> </i>and<i> River to Redemption</i>. She and her husband live on a farm a mile from where she was born in rural Kentucky. Ann enjoys discovering the everyday wonders of nature while hiking in her farm's fields and woods with her grandchildren and her dog, Frankie. Learn more at www.annhgabhart.com.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Ann H. Gabhart</b> is the bestselling author of several Shaker novels--<i>The Refuge</i>, <i>The Outsider</i>, <i>The Believer</i>, <i>The Seeker</i>, <i>The Blessed</i>, and <i>The Gifted</i>--as well as other historical novels, including <i>Angel Sister</i>, <i>These Healing Hills</i>, <i>River to Redemption, and An Appalachian Summer</i>. She and her husband live on a farm a mile from where she was born in rural Kentucky. Ann enjoys discovering the everyday wonders of nature while hiking in her farm's fields and woods with her grandchildren and her dogs, Frankie and Marley. Learn more at www.annhgabhart.com.
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