A Breath of Hope

By Lauraine Snelling

Book Overview

Nilda Carlson has been trying to save enough money to go to America for months, so when a letter from Einar and Gerd Strand arrives, offering to pay her ticket, she jumps at the chance. Her younger brother Ivar accompanies her, and they can't wait to join their brother Rune and his family in the northern forests of Minnesota. Signe and Rune Carlson are thrilled to welcome Nilda and Ivar to America, but life on the farm remains a struggle. Though Gerd has softened and grown to love the Carlson family, Einar is still harsh and unforgiving, obsessed solely with felling as many trees as possible. Rune is trying to build a new home for his wife and children, but Einar refuses to help and forbids anyone from the nearby community from stepping foot on his land. What dark secret must lie in his past to have caused him to isolate himself--and anyone living under his roof--in this way? When a tragedy lays the truth bare, the Carlsons and Strands will have to come together like never before and become a true family.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764218972
• ISBN13: 9780764218972
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

JESUS is hope

A Breath Of Hope Is a rockin Christian tale - another by great story teller Lorraine Snelling. She really knows how to get you to feel the pain of the people as they tried to settle a new place. They fight animals, each other, the elements, Faith, and others. Then on the other side they embrace the elements, each other, friends, Others and Faith. Nilda and Ivar Come over to help their brother who has been hardened - changed and doesn't embrace them - but the town does. So what happens? Well you have to see what wins out - the elements, animals, others, each other or Faith. I received a copy of this book from the Publisher and Netgalley; all of the opinions expressed in this review are all my own. if you would like to read more of my Christian book reviews go to christianlybookreviewers.blogspot.com