Two women, three hundred years apart, must face the devastation of all they hold dear…
Suspecting her husband is having an affair, Sarah Rodrigues fights to appear unbroken while attempting to salvage her family. Though distracted by her own troubles, Sarah is summoned to an elderly friend’s deathbed for an unusual request—find a long-lost daughter and relay a centuries-old family story.
Determined not to fail her friend, Sarah pieces together the story of her neighbor’s ancestor, Elizabeth Baker, a young colonist forced into an unwanted betrothal but drawn to a man forbidden by society.
While Sarah’s family teeters on the edge of collapse, her world is further shaken by the interest of a caring doctor and a terrible accident that threatens a life more precious than her own.
Inspired by the unconditional love she uncovers in Elizabeth’s story, Sarah strives to forgive those who’ve wounded her soul. But when light shines on the dark secrets of her neighbor’s past and the full extent of her husband’s sins, will looking to a power greater than herself rekindle lost hope?
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Summary
From: Rebecca Maney
Book Title: The Edge of Mercy
Book Author: Heidi Chiavaroli
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3.5 stars
"It would take more than an article of clothing to fix my marriage."
Sarah Rodrigues is stunned when her husband abruptly decides that he wants to give their marriage some breathing room over the summer; in reality, it's a separation. They've been married for seventeen years and in some ways remain strangers, yet bonded in the deepest sort of way; or so Sarah thought. She's utterly devastated.
As if one heartbreak isn't enough, Sarah's kindly next door neighbor suffers a fatal heart attack, and on her deathbed issues one final request; transcribe an historical family document, find her estranged daughter, and give her the gift of words from beyond the grave. It's an arduous task, and Sarah is not sure she even wants to begin, but soon discovers that she and a young colonist by the name of Elizabeth Baker, have something in common; a misunderstanding of love.
"I think sometimes we might not recognize hope until we've been in the darkness." . . . that's when hear His voice saying, "my power is made perfect through weakness".
A timely and quite thought provoking novel by a very talented writer.
I received a digital copy of this book through Just Read Publicity Tours, but also purchased a print copy for easier reading. The opinions stated above are entirely my own.
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