Snowfall: A Days of Redemption Christmas
Novella
Shelley Shepard Gray
Avon Inspire, Oct 21 2014, $12.99
ISBN: 9780062204547
Twentyish Ruth Stutzman enjoys being a care provider to retirees
at a nursing home. When her position is
abolished and Ruth let go due to budget cuts, she is despondent because she
likes being with the elderly.
When sexagenarian Lovina Keim quits as nanny to widower Martin
Rodes’ six horrible children, she recommends he hires Ruth to take care of his kids
whose ages range from four to nine. Initially Ruth feels overwhelmed but
sympathetic towards her six motherless wards since she lost her parents as a
young child. The preadolescents slowly
warm up to her cheerful enthusiasm; but perhaps not as much as their concerned
father who keeps his distance out of guilt and memory of his late wife, and for
the sake of his brood though attracted to his new employee. However, when Ruth is offered her former
position, she feels pulled in two directions as she loves and adores Martin and
his munchkins while they cherish her for bringing a Ray of Light back into
their grieving lives.
The latest Days of
Redemption entry is an engaging Amish Christmas family drama. The ensemble
cast includes returnees from previous novels (see Eventide and Daybreak);
while the two nurturing adults try to help the six troubled children as they
struggle to accept being without their beloved mother. Shelley Shepard Gray authors
a delightful holiday story that needs a miracle delivered by six impish elves.
Harriet Klausner
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