This multi-generational historical novel pivots on the unexpectedly merged paths of two very different Michigan women - Dutch migrant Geesje de Jonge, and jilted young Chicago belle Anna Nicholson. Geesje's memoir of her one true love intersects with a life-changing...
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This multi-generational historical novel pivots on the unexpectedly merged paths of two very different Michigan women - Dutch migrant Geesje de Jonge, and jilted young Chicago belle Anna Nicholson. Geesje's memoir of her one true love intersects with a life-changing season in Anna's life.
:Austin Returns with a Multi-Generational Historical Novel
Geesje de Jonge crossed the ocean at age seventeen with her parents and a small group of immigrants from the Netherlands to settle in the Michigan wilderness. Fifty years later, in 1897, she's asked to write a memoir of her early experiences as the town celebrates its anniversary. Reluctant at first, she soon uncovers memories and emotions hidden all these years, including the story of her one true love.
At the nearby Hotel Ottawa Resort on the shore of Lake Michigan, twenty-three-year-old Anna Nicholson is trying to ease the pain of a broken engagement to a wealthy Chicago banker. But her time of introspection is disturbed after a violent storm aboard a steamship stirs up memories of a childhood nightmare. As more memories and dreams surface, Anna begins to question who she is and whether she wants to return to her wealthy life in Chicago. When she befriends a young seminary student who is working at the hotel for the summer, she finds herself asking him all the questions that have been troubling her.
Neither Geesje nor Anna, who are different in every possible way, can foresee the life-altering surprises awaiting them before the summer ends.
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PRODUCT DETAIL
- Catalogue Code 447383
- Product Code 9780764217616
- ISBNÂ 0764217615
- EANÂ 9780764217616
- Pages 384
- Department General Books
- Category Fiction
- Sub-Category General
- Publisher Bethany House Publishers
- Publication Date Oct 2016
- Sales Rank 11297
- Dimensions 215 x 139 x 27mm
- Weight 0.337kg
Lynn Austin
Lynn Austin has authored several works of fiction, including Candle in the Darkness and Hidden Places, both winners of Christy Awards. In addition to writing, Lynn is a popular speaker at conferences, retreats, and various church and school events. She and her husband have three children and make their home in Illinois.