Wonderful story of healing and hope -- not schmaltzy. I happened to be reading it the week of the tornado devastation in a small Kansas town (May '07). Eerie to watch the TV coverage and think about both real and fictional characters here in the Midwest.
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Definitely a 5 star read. I am in absolute awe at the quality of this book. I would even recommend it for high school students as required reading. It's really incredible, thought-provoking, and fantastic literature!
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Excellent book. I read 'Tending Roses' many years ago so I really can't compare but I think I really enjoyed them both. Both moving stories about healing relationships. Great writing - I have all of her books and look forward to reading more. Carol
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great story of hope
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Wonderful, involving, well-written story about the power of forgiving and moving on. Highly recommended.
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This was my first Wingate book; I'd stumbled across it because it looked interesting, and I was quite impressed by it. I've since read Tending Roses, and this was the stronger of the two books.
There were elements in here that reminded me of Carolyn Haines' non-mysteries, Touched and Summer of the Redeemer, both of which are books I loved.
All three are worth it, but personally, I'd skip Tending Roses.
There were elements in here that reminded me of Carolyn Haines' non-mysteries, Touched and Summer of the Redeemer, both of which are books I loved.
All three are worth it, but personally, I'd skip Tending Roses.
Great book! Loved how it was set in Missouri!
Great story...I enjoyed this one!
I have enjoyed all of Lisa Wingate's books...and Good Hope Road is one of the best!
I enjoyed this book. The flow of the story and the feelings invoked by the author makes it a book to read again. The whole series will be kept on my bookshelf to be reread or loaned to special reader friends.
This was so good! I'm so glad I found it. Lisa Wingate is an excellent author! Highly recommended!
Terrific story of family, love and reconciliation following a natural disaster, a tornado. Would suggest as a great book for any book club. Great discussion points.
another enjoyable story by Lisa Wingate.
Good Hope Road was an excellent book. BUT read book #1 (Tending Roses) FIRST. Then read The Language of Sycamores (book #3) and finally, book #4 "A Thousand Voices". It follows the lives of two sisters who have deep issues between them as well as the life of Dell, a severely neglected little girl. She found in every book. Book 4 completes her story and theirs. *** Family, forgiveness, faith and hope are the main themes of this series.
Good read in the series
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Pretty good book about surviving a tornado and the changes it brings to the survivors lifes. It certainly held my interest and was well enough written.
In two words Life Changing. A reminder of how a small act of kindness can unite and change the direction of life for many people.
I loved Tending Roses and Language of the Sycamores by Lisa Wingate. They both touched my heart in so many ways.This was the story that came in between them,although it barely touched on the others,and certainly is a stand alone book. This is Jenny Lee's story. She is a cousin to the two women featured in the other books.It's a story of family, neighbors, a devastating tragedy in the town,people coming together and people changing their values and lives after many,many years. I enjoyed it, but it didn't come close to the other two.
