A Hearth in Candlewood (Candlewood Trilogy Book #1)

Delia Parr

Aug 2006 · Candlewood Trilogy Book 1 · Baker Books

About this ebook

The engaging village of Candlewood in 1840s New York provides a glimpse into the past that will inspire and uplift today's readers. Fifty-one-year-old Emma Garrett runs Hill House, a boardinghouse on a hill at the edge of town. Emma ministers to her guests, both the transient and those who call Hill House home. Gifted with an uncanny ability to see the unique strengths of her guests, Emma serves and challenges them with homespun wisdom and absolute faith in God. When eighty-year-old Widow Leonard shows up at Hill House to escape a heated land dispute between her two sons, Emma welcomes her and tries to help her heal the family feud. But tragedy soon hits closer to home when Emma's very ownership of Hill House is called into question!

Ratings and reviews

Loved this book. Did not want to put it down. Now to try and find book 2. The characters are so vivid and enlighting. Would highly recommend reading It

A good, easy to read realistic story. Reading along I could feel myself part of the family in this small NY town along the Erie Canal. I could smell the roses and see the intrusive chickens.

Enjoyed this book. It brings you right into the book and addresses feelings we all have had at one time or another. Can't wait for#2.

About the author

DELIA PARR is the author of nine historical novels and the winner of several awards, including the Laurel Wreath Award for Historical Romance and the Aspen Gold Award for Best Inspirational Book. The mother of three grown children, she is a full-time high school teacher who spends her summer vacations writing and kayaking. She lives in Collingswood, New Jersey.