Hidden Places by Lynn Austin Summary
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In Depression-era America, a widow discovers hope through a mysterious stranger. Lynn Austin's Christy Award-winning masterpiece captivated millions before becoming a Hallmark film that earned Shirley Jones Emmy and SAG nominations. Can faith truly bloom in life's hidden places?
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The Shadows We Carry
In the bitter winter of 1931, Eliza Wyatt stands at the edge of despair. With her husband Sam and his father Frank both dead within six months of each other, she faces an impossible task: managing a 300-acre apple orchard with three small children and no farming experience. The Great Depression has already forced neighboring farms into foreclosure, and vulture-like neighbors circle, waiting for her inevitable failure. Her only ally is Frank's eccentric Aunt Betty-"Batty"-who insists on praying for a guardian angel to save the orchard. When a polite but ragged hobo named Gabriel Harper appears at her door one freezing evening asking for work in exchange for a meal, something about his clear blue eyes touches Eliza's heart. Little does she know that this stranger will unearth secrets that have been buried for generations-and perhaps become the answer to Batty's prayers.
The Mysterious Stranger
Batty's Extraordinary Past
The Orchard's Bitter Harvest
Circus Shadows and Hidden Truths
When Truth Breaks Through
The Orchards We Tend
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