About the Book When Darcie and Walter Goodwin hear of a new cholera epidemic sweeping the area, they join the Shakers whose villages seem immune to the disease. It's meant to be a temporary stay, but Walter is killed in a riverboat accident. With no family and no money, Darcie has little choice but to stay with the Shakers. To complicate matters, she is expecting a baby conceived before she and her husband came to the Shaker village. Marital relationships are considered sinful in this celibate community, putting Darcie in a unique--and lonely--position. Can the arrival of widower Flynn Keller and his headstrong daughter offer Darcie the hope of happiness . . . and family?
My Thoughts
I have read a few books set in Shaker communities. They had unusual beliefs and it is intriguing to read books set there. "The Refuge" was written in first person when it followed Darcie Goodwin, but third person when it followed Flynn Keller and Leatrice Keller. I felt as though I was there in Harmony Hill with Darcie and Ellie and Genna. They felt like friends by the end. I found the book to be well written and that it flowed well. The romance was mostly non existent and they just ended up together without being able to see their love grow or anything. I would have preferred to see more interactions between them. I liked the addition of the children in the story.
"The Refuge" is available in paperback:
- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Revell (April 30, 2019)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0800729277
- ISBN-13: 978-0800729271
- Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1 x 8.5 inches
and in Kindle edition:
- File Size: 13399 KB
- Print Length: 397 pages
- Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0800729277
- Publisher: Revell (April 30, 2019)
- Publication Date: April 30, 2019
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
- Language: English
- ASIN: B07NDMSWB8
I got a free copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own and given voluntarily. No compensation was received for my review.
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