My Heart Remembers by Kim Vogel
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~Matthew 28:19
And now your Saturday Morning Review!
Author Kim Vogel Sawyer has managed to write yet another heartwarming tale about love and family that stands out among the rest.
In My Heart Remembers, three Irish-immigrant children, Mattie, Molly, and Maelle, are put on an orphan train to find new homes after disaster strikes their family. When they are separated, Maelle, the oldest, vows she will find her brother and sister no matter how long it takes.
In this wonderful historical novel, Kim Vogel Sawyer knits a moving story that is both fresh and meaningful. She even manages to shed light on the many injustices shown to poor and orphaned children in the 18oo’s without disrupting the flow of the storyline. And of course, it wouldn’t be a Kim Vogel Sawyer book without the element of the love story, which she is so good at writing.
Woven with rich, fascinating historical details, and filled with captivating characters, romance, faith, and a compelling story that will keep the pages turning, this novel is destined to become a favorite on CBA lists. The threads about the orphaned children will challenge the hearts of readers, but My Heart Remembers will no doubt touch readers and fill them with hope and inspiration.
