Product Description:  Sarah Graham is living life hard and fast – and she is flat broke.  When her estranged father dies, she travels to the tiny mountain hamlet of Jonah, New York, to claim her inheritance.  Once there, however, she learns that her plans for the future – and her memories of the past – are about to change forever.

My Review:  Sarah Graham probably thought her luck was finally changing when she gets news of her father’s death and the inheritance that was now hers.  And it was changing – but in ways she’d never have imagined.  Arriving in the small town of Jonah, she quickly learns that in order to obtain her inheritance, she will have to stay in the town of Jonah for several months.  She despises this condition, but desperately needs the money, so she stays.  The townspeople are incredible (though not perfect) and each one plays a significant role in Sarah’s life while she is there, though she tries to keep them out.   Sarah is shown what true faith is in this town, and it challenges her own stubborn ideas.

     Christa Parrish has written a compelling debut novel.   The people of Jonah won over Sarah’s hard heart with their love for Christ and for her and isn’t that just the way it should be?  That we would have patience with people, speaking the truth in love.  Sarah is not always a likeable character, but her struggles are so real and common.  Though they might not admit it, people are looking for someone who will love them they way they are and not let go at that first sign of trouble.

     I loved the themes of this book.  Hope you will check it out!

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