River to Redemption

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GABHART, ANN H.
RIVER TO REDEMPTION

One young woman must stand up for freedom -- and perhaps find her own in the process.

Orphaned in the cholera epidemic of 1833, Adria Starr was cared for by a slave named Louis, a man who passed up the opportunity to escape his bondage and instead tended to the sick and buried the dead. A man who, twelve years later, being sold by his owners despite his heroic actions.

Now nineteen, Adria has never forgotten what Louis did for her. She's determined to find a way to buy Louis's freedom. But in 1840s Kentucky, she'll need all of the courage and strength she possesses -- and more.

My Review:

Pray Believing

What a powerfully moving novel! All the more so because it is based on a true story. Gabhart has done an incredible job of weaving together fact and fiction into a compelling tale of grit and promise. Beautifully written -- the author has a knack with words that settle deep into a reader's soul. I felt my way through to the end. Heartbreak and anger. Fear and frustration. I was on tenterhooks all the way through.

Adria -- with her spark of independence that leads her to challenge the social norms of the day. Her tender friendship with a slave named Louis that leads her question the morality of slavery.
Ruth -- Adria's foster mother. A widow who buried her heart along with her husband. A secret poet, a gifted teacher with a talent for baking that provides a much needed second income.
Will -- Widowed pastor with a floundering faith. He knows the right things to say and do to shepherd his flock, but his convictions have dimmed.
And Louis -- stalwart man of faith who teaches them all what "pray believing" actually looks like.

"All the time prayers are answered if you pray believin' the Lord is there with you. He can get you through some hard times like them we've had here tonight." (p. 295)

Simply put -- River to Redemption is definitely one of my top picks for 2018!

Book provided courtesy of Baker Publications and Graf-Martin Communications Inc.

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