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She wanted a father. They wanted the truth.
In 1932, a small-town Fourth of July celebration delivers more than just a display of fireworks for Samuel and Julia Wortham. As they return from the local festivities, the Worthams find that Samuel's brother, Edward, is out of prison and at their doorstep. And he 's not alone. Surprise turns to shock and confusion as Edward introduces a young girl named Katie and declares that Samuel is her father.
As Samuel fights for his innocence against a brother who delights in antagonizing him, the rest of the family struggles to find the truth. Will Julia believe Samuel's declarations of faithfulness? Will Katie find a home with the Worthams? Can Samuel and Julia's faith survive this troubling test?
This sequel to Julia's Hope and Emma's Gift is a gripping story of truth, forgiveness, and reconciliation that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.
The Author
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Leisha Kelly
L. A. Kelly is better known to her historical fiction fans as Leisha Kelly. Prior to her untimely death in 2011, Leisha was the author of several bestselling historical fiction books, including Julia's Hope, Emma's Gift, and Katie's Dream....
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Reviews
"Kelly sets this domestic drama in the farm country of downstate Illinois during the Depression. A virtuous family, Samuel and Julia Wortham and their children, are struggling to feed themselves. Their lives are complicated when Samuel's brother, Edward, shows up with a little girl named Kelly, whom he claims is Samuel's illegitimate daughter. The reader doesn't believe this for a moment, and Edward is portrayed as a snake just out of the penitentiary. But Kelly brings a real family to life and evokes the era--the one-room schoolhouses, the hand-me-down clothes, the reliance on garden vegetables and hunting for food--with great authority."--Booklist