A Place
in His Heart, by Rebecca DeMarino
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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 to move his family to the New World to escape persecution come to
light, Mary’s wold 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?
Review
Marriages of convenience would be difficult any way
you look at it. To bind yourself to a
near stranger for the rest of your life, whether it be for your family’s,
country’s or your own sake, takes a strong amount of courage! Throughout history, marriages were often used
to unite families, land - even countries - or for the sake of survival. Some classic Biblical examples would be Ruth
and Queen Esther.
In Mary and Barnabas’ case, Mary wanted to escape
an arranged marriage, and Barnabas needed a housewife and mother for his sons. And if trying to bond with Barnabas and the
two boys wasn’t difficult enough, Mary also had to compete with the memory of
Barnabas’ previous wife, Ann.
Wonderfully written and full of historic detail, A Place in His Heart will capture you
from the first page, encouraging you to continue reading until the concluding
chapter. The fact that the tale is based
on the author’s own ancestors made it even more intriguing, and brings the
story to life. This is a great start to
a new series; I am already looking forward to the next instalment!
Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc. Available at your favourite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.
