Wonderful, simply wonderful. A story of love, healing, and forgiveness sure to grip the heart of every reader.
–Debbie Macomber, New York Times #1 bestselling author
In a Drought, It’s the Darkest Cloud
That Brings Hope
It’s 1954 and Perla Long’s arrival in the sleepy town of Wise, West Virginia, was supposed to go unnoticed. She just wants a quiet, safe place for her and her daughter, Sadie, where the mistakes of her past can stay hidden. But then drought comes to Wise, and Perla is pulled into the turmoil of a town desperately in need of a miracle.
Casewell Phillips has resigned himself to life as a bachelor…until he meets Perla. She’s everything he’s sought in a woman, but he can’t get past the sense that she’s hiding something. As the drought worsens, Perla’s unique gift divides the town in two, bringing both gratitude and condemnation, and placing the pair in the middle of a storm of anger and forgiveness, fear and faith.
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This debut novel is splendid. The story is genuine and heartfelt, with just a touch of the Divine. A story of forgiveness and reckoning, and realizing love does cover a multitude of sins. Thomas will be a go-to author after you read Miracle in a Dry Season.
–Rachel Hauck, bestselling author of The Wedding Dress and Once Upon a Prince
Charming, whimsical, and intelligently written, Miracle in a Dry Season is a beautiful debut novel!
–Ann Tatlock, Christy-award winning author of Promises to Keep
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Summary
An enchanting debut, written with the depth and sincerity of a seasoned writer, while being deliciously flavored with the innocence of a talent just emerging. Meet characters who are the kind of people one might find in any small town during the 1 950s, but they become like family by the end of the book. Experience a range of emotions; intrigue, enjoyment, disgust, sadness, regret and sincere happiness. Admire Thomas' artful ability to create a story that seems vaguely familiar, yet altogether distinctive in its raw display of honesty and forgiveness. When Perla Long arrives in Wise, West Virginia with her young daughter in tow, Casewell Phillips cannot help but take notice. The lovely mother and her precocious little girl are eye¬catching, to say the least. But when Perla spontaneously dumps her life¬story at Casewell's feet, he turns his back on her; like everyone else in their close¬knit town. But he cannot erase her image from his mind and determines to, at the very least, befriend her; even when the entire town is skeptical of her seemingly miraculous abilities. Beyond the surface of this book, other lives are being changed along with Perla's emergence. A father and son need to reconcile, two elderly sisters need to resolve decades¬old heart aches, a heretical preacher needs to be purged from his congregation and a young woman needs to be freed from her guilt and open to love. \"Miracle in a Dry Season\" displays many valuable life lessons from the truths of Scriptures, while at the same time telling us a beautiful story!
Violence: There is only one scene that escalates to the point of violence, but is quickly extinguished.
Sexual: Very innocent, endearing romance