Prairie storm

by Catherine Palmer

Paperback, 1999

Status

Available

Call number

F PAL

Series

A Town Called Hope (Palmer) (3)

Genres

Christian Fiction

Romance

Fiction

Description

Fiction. Romance. Western. Christian Fiction. HTML:After a diphtheria epidemic takes the lives of both her husband and daughter, Lily Nolan continues her work in a traveling medicine show. When the troupe arrives in the small town of Hope, KS, in 1866, Lily encounters Elijah Book, a preacher caring for an orphaned baby, and agrees to look after the child. Although attracted to the kindly Elijah, Lily distrusts him because of the childhood abuse she suffered at the hands of her preacher father. Prairie Storm, by award-winning author Catherine Palmer, is the third book in the series A Town Called Hope. Continuing the saga of the Kansas town, Palmer teaches readers that God's wonderful plan for each of us includes peace and healing, even amidst the storms of life. A must-have for all Palmer fans as well as for anyone whose faith has been challenged by adversity.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member SueinCyprus

Third in the 'Town called Hope' series about settlers in American prairies. A little predictable, with a strong Christian theme running throughout. Interesting light reading.

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LibraryThing member judyg54

Third book in this series and I enjoyed all three stories. This book is about Elijah Book, a former cowboy turned into a preacher. He finds himself entrusted with a newborn baby, when he comes across the parents who both die tragically. And Elijah really has no clue what he is doing!

Lily Nolan is

hurt, bitter and overwhelmed with her life. Her father abused her, her husband used her and her little girl has just died. She is traveling through Hope, Kansas with a traveling show, when she hears little Samuel (Elijah's new infant) crying. She discovers him in a saddlebag hungry and wet and sets out to nurse hime and care for him. When Elijah discovers her taking care of the infant he decides she should stay and help him. But Lily doesn't have much use for preachers or men, so the relationship is a very rocky one. She sure does know her Bible though, and it was interesting reading as these two challenged each other with what God's word says. They both will struggle with trusting in God's plan to see them through the many challenges they both will face. A good ending to a good series. Although there is another short story out there in a novella about one of the men in Hope, Kansas, called 'Prairie Christmas'.

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