Title: A Place in His Heart (The Southold Chronicles #1)
Author: Rebecca DeMarino
Pages: 330
Year: 2014
Publisher: Revell
Note: I received a
free copy of this book through The Book Club Network in exchange for my honest
opinion.
About the book:
She could cross
an ocean, but could she ever win his heart?
Anglican Mary
Langton longs to marry for love. Left at the altar and disgraced in her small
hamlet, she is being pressured to marry the eligible son of the London
milliner. Puritan Barnabas Horton still grieves the loss of his beloved wife,
but he knows his two young sons need a mother.
With tender
hearts, Mary and Barnabas take a leap of faith and wed. But when Barnabas’s
secret plans tomove his family to the New World to escape persecution come to
light, Mary’s world is upended. How could she possibly leave her papa and her
dear sister?
And will she ever
reach the secret places of her husband’s broken heart?
My review:
Incredible debut
novel!
I loved this
story. There are no major attention grabbing moments. It is a simple,
heartwarming tale of everyday family life in the 1600s. The characters are easy
to connect with and very human. The conflicts that arise between them are
common today as each person sees life from their own perspective. The
descriptions of life and how a household was run during this time period were
wonderful. They kept my attention just as much as the characters did.
A fabulous job by
debut author Rebecca DeMarino. When I found at the end that it is based on her
ancestors I was even more intrigued by the story. I am anxiously awaiting the
next installment in this family’s history.
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