Marianne Neumann has one goal in life: to find her lost younger sister, Sophie. When Marianne takes a job as a placing agent with the Children's Aid Society in 1858 New York, she not only hopes to give children a better life but seeks to discover whether Sophie ended up leaving the city on an orphan train. Andrew Brady, her fellow agent on her first placing trip, is a former schoolteacher who has an easy way with the children--firm but tender and funny. Underneath his handsome charm, though, seems to linger a grief that won't go away--and a secret from his past that he keeps hidden. As the two team up placing orphans amid small railroad towns in Illinois, they find themselves growing ever closer . . . until a shocking tragedy threatens to upend all their work and change one of their lives forever.
About the AuthorJody Hedlund is the author of over a dozen novels, including
With You Always,
Love Unexpected,
Unending Devotion,
The Preacher's Bride, and
A Noble Groom, and winner of the 2014 Carol Award for historical romance. She received a bachelor's degree from Taylor University and a master's from the University of Wisconsin, both in social work. She lives in Michigan with her husband and five children. She loves hearing from readers on Facebook and on her blog at www.jodyhedlund.com.
Book InformationISBN 9780764218057
Author Jody HedlundFormat Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing GroupPublisher Baker Publishing Group
Weight(grams) 326g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 148mm * 26mm