When Annie Jacobson’s brother Mike enlists as a medic in the Army in 1967, he hands her a piece of paper with the address of their long-estranged father. If anything should happen to him in Vietnam, Mike says, Annie must let their father know.
In Mike’s absence, their father returns to face tragedy at home, adding an extra measure of complication to an already tense time. As they work toward healing and pray fervently for Mike’s safety overseas, letter by letter the Jacobsons must find a way to pull together as a family, regardless of past hurts. In the tumult of this time, Annie and her family grapple with the tension of holding both hope and grief in the same hand, even as they learn to turn to the One who binds the wounds of the brokenhearted.
Author Susie Finkbeiner invites you into the Jacobson family’s home and hearts during a time in which the chaos of the outside world touched their small community in ways they never imagined.
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Summary
"We should be ashamed that so many people are forced to suffer in silence . . . "
Lane Kent suffers in silence, her battle with chronic anxiety and depression leading her to think that the edge of a precipice is safer than the levels of reality. But it was there on the edge, that strength met weakness and hope introduced himself to despair. If only there hadn't been a dead body.
Charlie Lynch arrives in Walton, Georgia to assume the position of deputy sheriff when he is immediately distracted by, or rather attracted to, his new neighbor. Their first meeting was rather bizarre and quickly morphed into something more serious, but the day-to-day version of living so close to Lane Kent and her son Noah, is rather enjoyable.
As Lane and Charlie become entangled in a murder investigation, their hearts become tangled in a different sort of discovery, one that will require Lane to believe that she is "loved, wonderfully made, and has purpose", freeing her to live life out from under the shadow of lies.