Hidden Mercies: A Novel

by Serena B. Miller

Paperback, 2013

Status

Available

Call number

813.6

Publication

Howard Books (2013), Edition: Original, 368 pages

Description

At seventeen, Tom Miller smashed his car into a tree, killing his brother only four hours before he was scheduled to marry Claire Shetler. Unable to live with his father{u2019}s bottomless grief and anger, Tom left the Amish church, ran away, and joined the Marines. Twenty-seven years later, Tom returns to Mt. Hope, Ohio, a wounded, decorated Marine helicopter pilot, and rents an apartment over Claire's workshop. A widowed Amish midwife, Claire is struggling to support her family, and despite her unresolved anger toward Tom, she sees the money as a Godsend. She never dreams that she will end up falling in love with a battle-scarred soldier. As Claire and Tom fight their way through the traumas of the past, they discover the tender mercies God has hidden along the way{u2014}one of which is a loving father who has been praying for his prodigal son to come home.… (more)

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Claire and Matthew are to be married and he is late for his wedding. Instead of Matthew showing up, it is his brother with devistating news. Matthew has died in a freak accident. When Matthew and Tobias' father tells Tobias that it should have been him that died, Tobias runs away and joins the
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Marines, becoming one of the best Cobra pilots in Afghanstan. Now, after a suicide bomber did not succeed in taking his life, he has returned to Mt. Hope as Tom Miller, an Englisher. He is not recognized and decides to play the roll he has lived for most of his life. At least until he can find the right time to tell Claire and his father that he is really Tobias.

I loved this book. It was one of those books that I hated to see end. The author has created characters that are real. We not only see the good side of life, but also the darker side. I was hooked from the first page.
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Language

Original language

English

Physical description

368 p.; 8.38 inches

ISBN

9781451660357

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