A highly-rated Christy award winner. Add Audible narration for $3.99.

The Romantic Times calls this "a wonderful fictional memoir with many twists and turns. Written with an overwhelming joyful approach, this story sparkles with life." Add Audible narration for $3.99.

This one has great ratings from my Goodreads connections. From the publisher: "With honesty and compassion, author Lynn Austin weaves a compelling story of four unforgettable women--their struggles, their crises of faith, their triumphs."

The publisher says, "In her bestselling tradition, Lynn Austin brings to life the difficult years of Reconstruction by interweaving the stories of three women--daughter, mother, and freed slave--in a riveting tale." Library Journal says, "Seven-time Christy winner Austin deftly weaves this story about the Reconstruction era."

From the publisher: "They watched their sons, their brothers, and their husbands enlist to fight a growing menace across the seas. And when their nation asked, they answered the call as well. Virginia longs to find a purpose beyond others' expectations. Helen is driven by a loneliness money can't fulfill. Rosa is desperate to flee her in-laws' rules. Jean hopes to prove herself in a man's world. Under the storm clouds of destruction that threaten America during the early 1940s, this unlikely gathering of women will experience life in sometimes startling new ways as their beliefs are challenged and they struggle toward a new understanding of what love and sacrifice truly mean."