Angel Sister - by Ann H Gabhart (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Gabhart, a bestselling author of historical fiction, tells a story of hope and love in the face of desperate circumstances during the Great Depression.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>It is 1936 and Kate Merritt, the middle child of Victor and Nadine, works hard to keep her family together. Her father slowly slips into alcoholism and his business suffers during the Great Depression. As her mother tries to come to grips with their situation and her sisters seem to remain blissfully oblivious to it, it is Kate who must shoulder the emotional load. Who could imagine that a dirty, abandoned little girl named Lorena Birdsong would be just what the Merritts need?<br/><br/>In this richly textured novel, award-winning author Ann H. Gabhart reveals the power of true love, the freedom of forgiveness, and the strength to persevere through troubled times. Multidimensional characters face real and trenchant problems while maintaining their family bonds, all against the backdrop of a sultry Kentucky summer. Readers will be drawn into the story and find themselves lingering there long after they've finished the book.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>"What a jewel of a story. Reminded me of <i>To Kill a Mockingbird</i>. Like a Kentucky summer, <i>Angel Sister</i> starts slow and easy but by the end, roars along, leaving the reader breathless and wanting more. "--Lauraine Snelling, author of the Red River series, <i>Daughters of Blessing</i>, and <i>One Perfect Day<br/></i><br/>It is 1936 and Kate Merritt is trying hard to keep her family together. Her father has slipped into alcoholism, her mother tries to come to grips with their dire financial situation, and her sisters seem to remain blissfully oblivious to all of it. Kate could never have imagined that a dirty, abandoned little girl named Lorena Birdsong would be just what her family needs.<br/><br/>In this richly textured novel, award-winning author Ann H. Gabhart reveals the power of true love, the freedom of forgiveness, and the strength to persevere through troubled times, all against the backdrop of a sultry Kentucky summer.<br/><br/><b>Ann H. Gabhart </b>is the bestselling author of several novels, including <i>The Outsider</i>, <i>The Believer</i>, and <i>The Seeker</i>. <i>Angel Sister</i> was inspired in part by the many stories her mother and three aunts told her of growing up in small-town Kentucky during the 1930s. Gabhart lives with her husband in Kentucky, a mile from where she was born.<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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