Thursday, March 24, 2011

A Hope Undaunted/ Julie Lessman/ p 505

Katie O'Connor has a plan -- go to law school, marry a rich successful man that she can lead around and get out from under the thumb of her controlling father. It's 1929 and women are demanding more rights and Katie wants to work for women's rights. Unlike most of her family, she doesn't believe that God is real. And if He is, she doesn't need anyone else trying to tell her what to do. She has the boyfriend who meets all the requirements on her list. But her father doesn't like the way he is influencing her to disregard her father's rules. So her father arranges for her to volunteer at the Boston Children's Society for the summer while she is restricted from seeing her boyfriend. She'll report to Luke McGhee. He rubbed her the wrong way as a child and she doesn't like him any better as an adult. Working with Luke to help children gives Katie a new perspective. Will Katie be willing to throw away her plan and ask God to guide her? Or will she wait too late to accept where her heart is taking her?



Although it is Christian fiction, the characters are very real and fallible. The relationships are passionate and messy. I look forward to reading the next book in the series.

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