Feathers of Hope, Sharon Garlough Brown
Feathers of Hope, Sharon Garlough Brown
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Feathers of Hope
A Novel

Author: Sharon Garlough Brown

Narrator: Erin Bennett

Unabridged: 11 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/12/2022


Synopsis

In a season of loss and change, Wren Crawford and her great-aunt, Katherine Rhodes, share the journey as companions in sorrow and hope. As Katherine prepares to retire as the director of the New Hope Retreat Center, she faces both personal and professional challenges—especially after the arrival of the board's candidate to replace her. Not only must she confront more unresolved grief from her past, but she's invited to embrace painful and unsettling insights about her own blind spots. How might disruption become a gift that opens the way to new growth?

Wren's world is shifting and expanding as she presses forward in recovery from a period of deep depression. Still processing open questions around the death of her best friend, Casey, Wren stewards her grief by offering compassionate care to the residents of the nursing home where she now works. But the shedding of her old life is exhausting—especially as she doesn't yet see what new life will emerge. How might art continue to provide a pathway for deepening her awareness of God's presence with her?

In this sequel to Shades of Light and Remember Me, fans of the Sensible Shoes series will not only be able to attend Katherine's final retreat sessions at New Hope but also encounter old and new friends along the way.

About Sharon Garlough Brown

Sharon Garlough Brown is a spiritual director, speaker, and cofounder of Abiding Way Ministries, providing spiritual formation retreats and resources. She is the author of the bestselling Sensible Shoes series of novels, which includes Sensible Shoes, Two Steps Forward, Barefoot, An Extra Mile, and their study guides.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Emma.catherine on December 25, 2023

4.5 🌟 I have been putting off reading this for a while because it is one of the last books written by Sharon Brown that I haven’t read yet and I don’t want them to come to an end 😭 but if it has to end some time I guess this beautiful work of Biblical fiction seems right to finish on Christ’s Day. ✝......more

Goodreads review by Becca on February 17, 2022

Feathers of Hope is the latest novel by the author of the Sensible Shoes series, which I loved. Though this book is a separate novel, it does follow up on some of the characters from the Sensible Shows club. The main characters in Feathers of Hope are Katherine, who is retiring from her position as......more

Goodreads review by Brittany on March 28, 2022

As I loved watching and learning with the characters in the Sensible Shoes series, so I love watching and learning with Wren and Katherine in Shades of Light, Remember Me, and now Feathers of Hope. Katherine feels like a mentor or an older friend who lets me see her heart and soul as she walks a path......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on July 21, 2022

In Feathers of Hope, Sharon Garlough Brown brilliantly portrays mental illness in a gentle and heartbreaking way as young Wren continues on her path toward healing from deep depression. As one who has struggled with depression, I teared up at times, as if I were reading about myself and my responses......more

Goodreads review by Deb on April 19, 2022

Once I started reading Feathers of Hope there was no stopping. As soon as I finished one chapter I was drawn right into the next. This is the type of book that is a gift you give yourself and then want to share with everyone around you! And then go back to re-read! (Or listen to! I've thoroughly enj......more