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Summary
In a time of crisis, two women come together and set off down a road of hope in the second novel in the Tending Roses series, from the New York Times best-selling author of Before We Were Yours.
Twenty-one-year-old Jenilee Lane's dreams are as narrow as the sky is wide. She doesn't imagine any good could come out of the tornado that has ripped across the Missouri farmland where she's made her home. But some inner spark compels her to take action. To rescue her elderly neighbor, Eudora Gibson, from the cellar in which she's been trapped. To make her way to the nearby town of Poetry, where the townspeople have begun to gather in the only building left standing. To collect from the devastated landscape fragments of life that lie strewn about in the tornado's wake: letters, photographs, and mementos that might mean something to people who have lost everything.
Eudora Gibson didn't think Jenilee had it in her. But the girl she's hardly noticed for years is now surprising her - stepping forward with a bravery that inspires Eudora to face her own bitter past. Brought close by tragedy, the two will learn lessons about the resilience of the human spirit and the ties that make a community strong. Together, they will travel to a place that once lay beyond their dreams.
Critic reviews
“A novel bursting with joy amidst crisis: small town life is painted with scope and detail in the capable hands of a writer who understands longing, grief and the landscape of a woman’s heart.” (Adriana Trigiani, author of the Big Stone Gap trilogy)
“Wingate has written a genuinely heartwarming story about how a sense of possibility can be awakened in the aftermath of a tragedy to bring a community together and demonstrate the true American spirit.” (Booklist)
“Wingate’s novels, like those of Nicholas Sparks and Richard Paul Evans and others, takes a middle ground between Christian and mainstream fiction - uplifting, clean and inspiration but not overtly religious.” (Bryan-College Station Eagle)
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- 20eagle16
- 24-01-19
ANOTHER GREAT BOOK BY A GREAT STORYTELLER
It seems that Lisa Wingate does not have the ability to write a second-rate book. I have yet to be disappointed by this author, and Good Hope Road is no exception.
The story contained within this book is highly emotional. I don't weep easily, but I was constantly brushing back tears, because I knew that somewhere in this country these types of things can and do happen. Lisa Wingate clearly has a good understanding of the human condition.
I will not go into details to give away the novel, but it is a great novel (would love to see it made into a movie or mini series) and the twist in the novel...you will not see it coming; caught me totally by surprise.
As for the narrators, Amanda Troop and Diane Michele, they are A-listers in my opinion. I feel they did a brilliant job of portraying the characters and conveying the emotion of the novel.
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- JoDee
- 21-01-19
Once you know the characters you have to know the end.
This is my second novel I have read in this series. While you are getting to know the characters it feels slow and plodding. But once you are a part of their lives you can’t wait to hear each story and that part does not disappoint. It is a feel good story of life’s lessons learned.
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- Sheri Bell-o'gara
- 08-01-19
touching dtory
good book. nice story . I like the authors and would read any of her books
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- Teresa
- 05-01-19
Quality narration for a story with a heart of gold!
I loved this story. The writing is so great (typical of Lisa Wingate), and the narrators make you forget they’re reading a book. You feel like you’re part of the scene—the tornado aftermath, the small town prejudices and the reluctance to accept change of any kind. This story is authentic, redemptive but never sappy. I didn’t want it to end! One of my all-time favorites.