A Chance Encounter Forever Changed Their Lives–and Destinies.
Crafted by two masters of inspirational fiction–Janette Oke and T. Davis Bunn–and combining the engaging historical settings, rich characterization, and heartwarming messages quintessential to both authors, The Meeting Place is another timeless story for you to cherish.
Set along the rugged coastline of 18th century Canada in what was then called Acadia (now Nova Scotia and New Brunswick), The Meeting Place re-creates a world that was home to native Indians, French settlers, and English garrisons. Such diverse populations did not live in accord, however. Instead, they were isolated within their own groups by a brewing political tension under the difficult English rule.
Amid such chaotic times two women, both about to become brides and both trying to live lives of quiet peace, meet in a lush field of wildflowers. Louisa, a Frenchwoman, and Catherine, who is English, continue to meet secretly through the seasons, sharing both friendship and growing faith.
The outside world does not mirror their own tranquil happiness, and the dreaded crackdown by the English throne threatens far more than their growing bond. In the face of a heart-wrenching dilemma, Louisa and Catherine strive to maintain their faith and cling to their dreams of family and home.
Winner of the Christy Award, presented by the Christian Bookseller Association to honor the best in Christian fiction.
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Summary
I love it when I read an historical fiction novel that introduces me to some significant history of which I had been naively ignorant. This is a series of five books, the first being The Meeting Place; it may be one of my most favorite series ever because of the quality of the writing and the unbelievable history behind the story. It is set in the early 1 700s in the area of Canada that is now called Nova Scotia and tells the story of two young brides, one of British heritage and one of French and how they come to be friends. This may not sound like a very intriguing plot line to you, but I promise it is when you throw in that they lived in the very same small Acadian settlement that was in the midst of a political tug¬of¬war. The French were there first, in fact, were a group of French Hugenots that had fled to that area a hundred years prior to escape persecution in France. However, the British and French had been battling over who would have ownership over this part of the Americas (think French and Indian War), and the British had now stationed troops here as a claim to their control. This and what I tell you next is what is the historical part of the novel¬¬it really happened. The British elite were not satisfied to live in peace with their more pastoral Frenchie neighbors that had done nothing to provoke them, and they devised a scheme to forcefully remove them from the area and resettle them elsewhere. And they did it. And it was awful, and it really happened. In the upheaval many French family members were separated from each other and forced onto different ships. This doesn't seem that bad until you realize that these ships did not go to the same places. They ended up in very different places, and the French refugees had no way of knowing where their other family and friends were. To make matters even more painful, the British followed a \"scorched earth\" tactic and burned the French part of the settlement to the ground in full view of the French who were being wrested from the only home many of them knew. This is history. The fictional part of the story follows the lives of the two new brides, both of whom became new mothers at nearly the same time, as well. It is here where the plot twist takes the reader to a place you would never expect, and a place that would torture the heart of anyone who has a heart for children and their mothers. If you have ever read Longfellow's epic poem \"Evangeline\" and loved it, then this would be a series for you. I have read this complete series twice, and I would happily read it again! And again!
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