Until We Reach Home Contributor(s): Austin, Lynn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0764204955 ISBN-13: 9780764204951 Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2008 Annotation: Life in Sweden seems like an endless winter for three sisters after their mother's and father's suicides. Ellin writes to her relatives in Chicago, pleading for help. Joining 16 million other immigrants who leave their homelands for America between 1890 and 1920, Ellin, Kirsten, and Sophia begin the long, difficult journey fraught with hardships. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Christian - Historical - Fiction | Religious - General |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2008028094 |
Physical Information: 1.11" H x 5.54" W x 8.43" L (0.82 lbs) 432 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Cultural Region - Scandinavian - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Topical - Family - Theometrics - Evangelical |
Features: Price on Product |
Awards: Christy Awards, Winner, Historical, 2009 |
Review Citations: CBA Retailers 07/01/2008 pg. 68 Library Journal 09/01/2008 pg. 106 Romantic Times 10/01/2008 pg. 69 - Excellent Publishers Weekly 09/01/2008 pg. 37 CBA Retailers 10/01/2008 pg. 43 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Life in Sweden seems like an endless winter for three sisters after their mother's death and father's suicide. Elin feels the weight of responsibility for her sisters' welfare, and when circumstances become unbearable, she writes to her relatives in Chicago, pleading for help. Joining sixteen million other immigrants who left their homelands for America between 1890 and 1920, Elin, Kirsten, and Sofia begin the long, difficult journey. Enduring the ocean voyage in steerage and detention on Ellis Island, their story is America's story. And in a journey fraught with hardships, each woman will come to understand her secret longings and the meaning of home. |
Contributor Bio(s): Austin, Lynn: - Lynn Austin has sold more than one and a half million copies of her books worldwide. A former teacher who now writes and speaks full-time, she has won eight Christy Awards for her historical fiction. One of those novels, Hidden Places, has also been made into an Original Hallmark Channel movie. Lynn and her husband have raised three children and make their home in western Michigan. Learn more at www.lynnaustin.org.Austin, Lynn: - Lynn Austin has sold more than one and a half million copies of her books worldwide. A former teacher who now writes and speaks full-time, she has won eight Christy Awards for her historical fiction. One of those novels, Hidden Places, has also been made into an Original Hallmark Channel movie. Lynn and her husband have raised three children and make their home in western Michigan. Learn more at www.lynnaustin.org. |
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