The Widows of Eden

By George Shaffner

Book Overview

It hasn't rained in a hundred days, it's hotter than Beelzebub's oven, and the ground is harder than a castiron skillet. The good folks of Ebb, Nebraska, could surely use a miracle. Lifelong residents are fleeing, and the town is on the verge of collapse. Wilma Porter, the plucky owner of the Come Again Bed and Breakfast, and her indomitable friends from the Quilting Circle need to do something to save Ebb, and fast. But short of praying for rain, there's little even the powerful Quilting Circle can do. Enter Vernon L. Moore. The last time this mysterious traveling salesman came to stay at the Come Again B & B, he turned the town around in six days. When he left, he became a legend. Wilma and her friends have come to expect surprises from Mr. Moore, but this time they're stunned when he brings help: three widows from the town of Eden with pasts as enigmatic as his. The Widows of Eden is an entertaining, inspiring novel about community, hope, and a new way of looking at the things that matter most.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565125355
• ISBN13: 9781565125353
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Algonquin Books
• Length: 307 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

COINCIDENCE OR MIRACLES?

I LOVED THE FIRST TWO BOOKS IN THE SERIES; LAND OF SECOND CHANCES AND THEN, ONE PART ANGEL. THE THIRD, WIDOWS OF EDEN, IS JUST PERFECT. I REALLY RELATED TO THE SPIRITUAL PART OF THE STORIES. PLEASE LET THERE BE OTHER BOOKS LIKE THIS!

I loved it

Reasoned faith may not be an oxymoron. In the third and final installment in the Vernon Moore trilogy, Shaffner brings back his ensemble cast of homespun, lovable characters. Once again, Ebb is in trouble, and once again Vernon is called in to save the town. However, this time he must make a choice: save the town from a terrible drought or save Clem, Wilma Porter's fiance in perpetuity, from cancer. During the course of his stay, Vernon tries to sell Clem, and the town, some reasoned faith. To find out how he does, you'll have to read the book, but I think you'll find it a fun, charming read, and if you're paying attention, a thoughtful one. For those who want to know what or who Vernon is, you will get some valuable clues. Are there any Vernons out there? Who knows. But it might be a much better world if there were.