Room for Hope

This book is an emotional roller coaster! What would you do if a stranger showed up with three children, who you quickly found out belonged to your husband? Neva Shilling can hardly believe that her husband's “business travel” was actually him visiting his other “wife,” by whom he'd fathered three young children, who are now orphans with no other place to go. Now she's alone, with a store to run and five children to feed. Not to mention that it's the Great Depression, and the townspeople are sure to find out her husband's shameful secret sooner or later.

I really liked Sheriff Caudel and Mr. Russell....it's unusual for a book two feature two strong male leads, and I really liked that. Also, their two journeys to faith/greater faith were so excellent!

My only gripe: Bub's injury. A dislocated hip is a severe medical emergency and is highly likely to be a permanent disability if the patient is not treated within six hours...permanent nerve damage or loss of blood supply to the joint. 50% of dislocations from traumatic injury are accompanied by other fractures. And having his arms over his head with no blood flow for over 24 hours sounds pretty serious, too.