The Angels of Morgan Hill
“The author of the popular holiday novel The Christmas Shoes brings readers another emotionally charged novel with her latest release, a powerful drama of love and enduring strength. The well-developed, down-to-earth characters are believable and real as they lure readers into an unforgettable story.”
RT Book Reviews (4½ stars, Top Pick!)
Winner of Audie Award Winner, 2007
Winner of Audie Award Winner, 2007
The small town of Morgan Hill, Tennessee, is turned upside down in 1947 when the Turners become the only black family ever to move into the area. Nine-year-old Jane Gable first lays eyes on young Milo Turner the day that her trouble-making, alcoholic father is buried in the Morgan Falls cemetery.
When the Turners begin work as sharecroppers on a local tobacco farm, their presence challenges the comfort of many in the close-knit town and Jane leans heavily on her best friend, 53-year-old general store owner Henry Walker, for guidance. Then tragedy strikes the Turner household: Jane, her mother Fran (already pregnant with another mouth to feed), and younger brother John find themselves torn between the people they've lived with all their lives and a dying request from 6-year-old Milo Turner's mother that nearly rips their world apart.
The Angels of Morgan Hill is Donna VanLiere at her inspiring and heartwarming best, in an audiobook that's ultimately about the mysteries of faith, the hope of belonging, and the dream of family.
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