Status
Available
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Publication
Eugene, OR : Harvest House Publishers, c1995.
Description
Fiction. Literature. Romance. Christian Fiction. After the tragic death of his wife, Alec Riley struggles to put his life back together. He and his three children are lost in their grief...until Sophie walks unexpectedly into their lives. Having left her native Czechoslovakia, she has discovered that this land that had seemed so bright with promise is far from her dream. A highly educated woman, she now finds herself keeping house for Alec and his family. How can Sophie find peace in her new job? Will God use her gentle spirit to help heal Alec's broken heart?
User reviews
LibraryThing member jaestate03
This book is amazing. It has such heart and it really creates emotion in the reader. This book is something you won't put done until you are through with it!
LibraryThing member 1ibrary1ady
I've read this book several times. It's simply written but a wonderful story about a woman from Czechoslovakia who becomes a housekeeper for a man and his three children. The relationship that grows between them is sweet and often humorous. This is one of my favorite Lori Wick books
LibraryThing member praisemusictlp
Although not my favorite of her books, I do love this book of Lori Wick's. It is excellent. This is a sweet story about a lady who gets to come to America from Czechoslovakia. She gets a job as a waitress in a dumpy dive but needs something better. A lady in her Bible study thinks she would be the
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perfect housekeeper for her brother's family who's wife/mother has died in a car accident. She gets the job and the family falls in love with Sophie's Heart! Show Less
LibraryThing member HeatherLINC
An immigrant from Czechoslavakia, Sophia Velikonja finds herself keeping house for a grieving widower and his three children. Gradually, her loving presence and gentle wisdom brings the family back together again. I found Sophie to be a wonderful character - caring, intelligent, warm hearted and
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loving. She made me laugh and she made me cry. This is a beautifully written, feel-good story that I was sorry to finish. Show Less
Language
Original publication date
1995-09
Physical description
425 p.; 21 inches
ISBN
1565073118 / 9781565073111