The Refuge by Ann H. Gabhart (Review)
My Review
Darcie and Walter Goodwin enter the Shaker community the same way a lot of people did, feeling as if they had no choice. There's a variety of reasons why someone would enter the community but the Shakers accept all even if they don't share their beliefs.
The cholera epidemic is sweeping their area so this couple joins the Shaker village.
I enjoyed reading about the Shaker culture,their beliefs and how their lifestyle differs so much from our modern way of life. This story really shines in it's original story full of fascinating facts.
I have read many of Ann H. Gabhart's Shaker books and was so pleased to see she has released another book taking place in this fascinating time period.
Paperback, 391 pages
Published April 30th 2019 by Fleming H. Revell Company I received a complimentary copy of this book. Thank you. All opinions expressed are my own.
Summary From GoodReads
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?
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.
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Lawrenceburg, KY, The United States
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Ann H. Gabhart grew up on a farm in Kentucky. By the time she was ten she knew she wanted to be a writer. She's published over twenty novels. She and her husband have three children and nine grandchildren. She still lives on a farm not far from where she grew up. She loves playing with her grandkids, walking with her dog, reading and, of course, writing. Her Shaker books, set in her fictional Shaker village of Harmony Hill in the 1800's, are popular with readers. The Outsider was a Christian Fiction Book Award Finalist in 2009. Her Heart of Hollyhill books are Small Town, America books set in the 1960's. Angel Sister, a Rosey Corner book set during the Great Depression, will be followed by Small Town Girl. Visit Ann's website http://annhgabhart.com or her two blogs, One Writer's Journal, www.annhgabhart.blogspot.com, and the Hollyhill Book of the Strange, www.hollyhillbookofthestrange.blogspo.... Giveaways several times a year.
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