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From the highly acclaimed author of The Outcast and The Alliance comes an engrossing novel about marriage and motherhood, loss and moving on.
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From the highly acclaimed author of The Outcast and The Alliance comes an engrossing novel about marriage and motherhood, loss and moving on. When Ruth Neufeld’s husband and father-in-law are killed working for a relief organization overseas, she travels to Wisconsin with her young daughters and mother-in-law Mabel to bury her husband. She hopes the Mennonite community will be a quiet place to grieve and piece together next steps. Ruth and her family are welcomed by Elam, her husband’s cousin, who invites them to stay at his cranberry farm through the harvest. Sifting through fields of berries and memories of a marriage that was broken long before her husband died, Ruth finds solace in the beauty of the land and healing through hard work and budding friendship. She also encounters the possibility of new love with Elam, whose gentle encouragement awakens hopes and dreams she thought she’d lost forever. But an unexpected twist threatens to unseat the happy ending Ruth is about to write for herself. On the precipice of a fresh start and a new marriage, Ruth must make an impossible decision: which path to choose if her husband isn’t dead after all. Purchase Links Amazon | Books-A-Million | Barnes & Noble
MY REVIEW: (LAWonder10) Ruth and her two daughters, Sofie & Vi, were left destitute and penniless after the devastating accident, killing Ruth's husband, Chandler. Her mother-in-law, Mabel was not much better off, but insisted on staying with her and the girls until Ruth found work and a place to live. Elam was a very shy, hard working man in a Mennonite community. Chandler was his cousin. They had been a close as brother growing up. Although Chandler had left the Mennonites a decagon, Elam still had very tender feelings for his cousin. Elam was left the farm by his father, and felt the burden of many individuals dependent on him making a success of the large farm. With his shyness, plus, endless work-related obligations, Elam had never pursued courting anyone. Now, with Chandler gone and his family destitute, Edam felt it was his obligation to offer to share his home with Chandler's family, includub=ng his Aunt Mabel, Chandler's mother. This is a very touching story of young love, service, compassion and romance. As the story proceeds, the author includes reflections of Chandler and Ruth's beginning friendship then marriage relationship through their letters. In this manner, the depth of their relationship is disclosed, including the fatal accident. Her new life, an "outsider", in the Mennonite community is a new experience for her. However, Elam's sister, who live near, becomes a dear friend. This reflects a similarity to the biblical "Story of Ruth", yet is different. The beginning of this book was slightly "choppy", lacking a smooth "flow". But as the story progressed, it all "came together" and flowed smoothly between reflection and current point in time. There were unexpected situations which captivated the reader's interest throughout the tale. The characters were very endearing and felt very real. The scenes were portrayed in a manner, the reader could easily envision himself/herself there. The Title and Book Cover are both very "fitting"I offer a Four and a Half Stars rating. *This book was gifted me with no request for a positive review. This is my honest review. 
“Compellingly woven by Jolina Petersheim’s capable pen, How the Light Gets In follows a trail of grief toward healing, leading to an impossible choice–what is best when every path will hurt someone?” –Lisa Wingate, New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours
Jolina Petersheim is the highly acclaimed author of The Divide, The Alliance, The Midwife, and The Outcast, which Library Journal called "outstanding . . . fresh and inspirational" in a starred review and named one of the best books of 2013. That book also became an ECPA, CBA, and Amazon bestseller and was featured in Huffington Post's Fall Picks, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and the Tennessean. CBA Retailers + Resources called her second book, The Midwife, "an excellent read [that] will be hard to put down," and Booklist selected The Alliance as one of their Top 10 Inspirational Fiction Titles for 2016. The Alliance was also a finalist for the 2017 Christy Award in the Visionary category. The sequel to The Alliance, The Divide, won the 2018 INSPY Award for Speculative Fiction. Jolina's non-fiction writing has been featured in Reader's Digest, Writer's Digest, Today's Christian Woman, and Proverbs 31 Ministries.
She and her husband share the same unique Amish and Mennonite heritage that originated in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, but they now live in the mountains of Tennessee with their three young daughters. Jolina's fifth novel, How the Light Gets In, a modern retelling of Ruth set in a cranberry bog in Wisconsin, releases March 2019. Connect with Jolina: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Jolina Petersheim’s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS:Monday, January 14th: Book by Book
Tuesday, January 15th: Running Through the Storms Wednesday, January 16th: By the Book Thursday, January 17th: From the TBR Pile Friday, January 18th: Thoughts on This ‘n That – author Q&A Monday, January 21st: Blooming with Books Tuesday, January 22nd: Empowermoms Wednesday, January 23rd: A Chick Who Reads Thursday, January 24th: Broken Teepee Friday, January 25th: Back Porchevations Monday, January 28th: Christian Chick’s Thoughts Wednesday, January 30th: Write Read Life Thursday, January 31st: Rockin’ Book Reviews Friday, February 1st: What is That Book About Friday, February 1st: View from the Birdhouse Monday, February 4th: Booktimistic and @booktimistic Tuesday, February 5th: The Sketchy Reader Wednesday, February 6th: All of a Kind Mom Friday, February 8th: Kritter’s Ramblings Friday, February 8th: Lori’s Reading Corner – author guest post 
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