A family long divided, a mysterious trunk, and a desperate journey across the ocean—all in the name of love. The epic saga of the McAlisters continues in this riveting sequel to No Ocean Too Wide.
In 1909, Grace McAlister set sail for Canada as one of the thousands of British Home Children taken from their families and their homeland. Though she is fortunate enough to be adopted by wealthy parents, the secrets of her past are kept hidden for ten years until someone from her long-buried childhood arrives on her doorstep. With this new connection to her birth family, will she be brave enough to leave her sheltered life in Toronto and uncover the truth?
After enduring hardship as an indentured British Home Child, Garth McAlister left Canada to serve in World War I. His sweetheart, Emma Lafferty, promised to wait for his return, but after three long years apart, her letters suddenly stopped. When Garth arrives home from the war to unexpected news, he is determined to return to Canada once more on a daunting mission to find the two women he refuses to abandon—his long-lost sister and his mysteriously missing sweetheart.
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Summary
From: Rebecca Maney
Book Title: No Journey Too Far
Book Author: Carrie Turansky
What do you like about this book:
3.5 stars
"After ten years of searching for her, she writes to us!"
Tragically separated from their critically ill mother, the four McAlister children had been relocated from England to Canada as wards of the British Home Children and then separated a second time from each other. Now adults, three of the four had been reunited, but the whereabouts of their youngest sister Grace had remained a mystery. . . . until now. Having just returned to England following his survival in World War 1, Garth McAlister has just gained another reason to return to Canada; in addition to reuniting with his youngest sister, the woman he loves is waiting on him. . . . he hopes . . . for her correspondence abruptly ceased.
Grace McAlister Hamilton has enjoyed every imaginable luxury as the adopted daughter of a very successful business tycoon. But as her future looms, she fears that her past will be erased in order to be paired in matrimony to the man of her parents choosing. Finding some clues to validate some of her earliest memories, she pursues the truth, which could end up costing her everything familiar in order to gain something even more valuable, true love.
Emma Lafferty loves Garth McAlister with all her heart, but she is beginning to lose hope that he is ever going to return for her. Did he survive the war? Is he languishing away in a hospital with serious injuries? Did he return to England? Has he found someone else? Her life has taken some ugly twists and turns since Garth left for war, but she has always believed that he would keep his promise, otherwise she is a fool for waiting on a dream to come true.
Perhaps, there is no journey too far when love is the motivation, for Garth McAlister certainly lives up to his solid hero reputation. Accompanied by another man of admirable moral attributes, his long time friend Rob Lewis, the two veterans make an epic journey to recover, or perhaps truly discover, the future that God had waiting on them all along.
With her pleasant, inspiring style the author has penned a lovely conclusion to what will always be a memorable story!