Redemption - Softcover

Reading has always been Carolyn Davidson’s favourite thing to do. She loves the written word, ranging from her early loves, Louisa May Alcott and Zane Grey, to present-day writers. Over the past several years, it’s been her turn to compose books that bring pleasure to her readers. Carolyn loves to hear from her readers and no matter how busy she is Carolyn always takes time to answer her mail. You can reach her at P.O. Box 2757, Goose Creek, SC 29445

Jake McPherson is a mean-tempered hermit, and his nine-year-old motherless son, Jason, has run wild for long enough, so schoolteacher Alicia Merriweather decides to intervene. She pushes her way into Jake's house, ignoring his snarls and growls, and ends up taking both McPhersons under her benevolent wing. Davidson's latest historical romance was written in response to the demands of readers enamored with The Wedding Promise (1998), and this continuation is set in 1880 in the same small Kansas town. The hero is a double amputee and the heroine is Junoesque, leading to Davidson's unflinching inquiry into the serious issues of the day, including the difficulties faced by veterans wounded in the Civil War, bereavement and its effect on entire families, blended families, and, in her characters' unwillingness to expose their perceived physical flaws to each other, the boundaries body image imposes. Lynne Welch
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