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Book Description:
A house shrouded in time.
A line of women with a heritage of loss.
As a young bride, Susannah Page was rumored to be a Civil War spy for the North, a traitor to her Virginian roots. Her great-granddaughter Adelaide, the current matriarch of Holly Oak, doesn’t believe that Susannah’s ghost haunts the antebellum mansion looking for a pardon, but rather the house itself bears a grudge toward its tragic past.
When Marielle Bishop marries into the family and is transplanted from the arid west to her husband’s home, it isn’t long before she is led to believe that the house she just settled into brings misfortune to the women who live there.
With Adelaide’s richly peppered superstitions and deep family roots at stake, Marielle must sort out the truth about Susannah Page and Holly Oak— and make peace with the sacrifices she has made for love.
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My Opinion:
This book was not what I expected it to be. At first I was scared that it would be a fantasy based tale filled with supposedly "real" ghosts and hauntings, but I gave it a shot anyway. And I am SO glad I did. As I read on I realized it is SO much greater that I even hoped it would be. Susan takes you on a great journey, and while I thought it would be wholly about the past and Susannah it held more about the descendants than I thought it would. Though it still tells Susannah's tale and unlocks real life truths. Such as God's will, plans, and timing are SO different and better that we could ever come up with. What you think is a heart breakingly tragic story is revealed to be Providentially Glorious. Adventure, love, pain, joy, heart break, fear, past, presents, and history fold into a great adventure that is in one word Beautiful. This is a MUST READ and had made it ti my Favorite Books List. With it's real feelings and journey this book has touched my heart and I know if you give it a chance it will touch your to. The only true crime with in this book is (WARNING: You may need to brace yourself!)...a couple of the main characters hate chocolate!!! :O WHAT A HORRIBLE CRIME!!! ;)
A Sound Among the Trees touched me so deeply, but I could not find a song that expressed my heart's feelings (I will keep looking and if I find it I will update). That said here are a few of the songs that could portray parts of the book: "Alive" by Avalon, "Wind Chime - Peaceful Soothing & Relaxing" by Wind Chimes, and "Lessons Learned" by Carrie Underwood
John 14:1-4
~ASC
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*I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.
This in no way affected my opinion of A Sound Among the Trees, and the above is how I truly feel about the book. ~ASC
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