The Blessed, Ann H. Gabhart
The Blessed, Ann H. Gabhart
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The Blessed

Author: Ann H. Gabhart

Narrator: Renee Ertl

Unabridged: 13 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Published: 07/01/2011

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

It is 1844 and Lacey Bishop's life is a tangled mess. Estranged from her own family, at age 16 she went to work for a preacher and his wife. When his wife died, the preacher convinced Lacey that the only decent thing to do was to marry him. That way she could continue to act as mother to the little girl who was left on his doorstop. But Lacey never expected he would decide to take them all off to a Shaker village. 

In the Shaker village, Lacey’s still married but living in a community that believes marriage is a sin. And to make matters worse, she finds herself drawn to Isaac Kingston, a man who came to the Shakers after his young bride died. But of course any notion of love between them is only a forbidden dream. How will Lacey ever find true happiness?

About The Author

Ann H. Gabhart started writing when she was ten and has been writing ever since. Her first published writings were personal experience pieces, youth stories, and poems in church periodicals such as HomeLife. Her first novel, a historical romance about the settling of Kentucky, was published by Warner Books in 1978. Since then, she's published numerous books for both adults and young adults. The Scent of Lilacs, her first inspirational novel, was chosen as one of the Top Ten Books in Christian Fiction in 2006 by Booklist magazine. Her first Shaker book, The Outsider, was a finalist for Christian Fiction Book of the Year in 2009 and was a Top Pick by Romantic Times Book Review Magazine. Ann lives on a farm in Kentucky not far from where she was born. She and her husband, Darrell, a bass singer in the Patriot Quartet, have three children and nine grandchildren. Her website is www.annhgabhart.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Katie on July 06, 2012

I’ve heard of the group of people who were known as the “Shakers” before. My curiosity was instantly aroused—who were the Shakers? While The Blessed is Ann Gabhart’s fourth Shaker book, it’s the first one I’ve read by her. The story inside this thick book was simply amazing. It’s not your typical ro......more

Goodreads review by Brenda on July 10, 2011

Lacey Bishop has been living with Preacher Palmer and his wife since she was thirteen. Her father brought her to them so that she could help take care of the preachers sickly wife Miss Mona, while staying there a baby who they named Rachel was dropped on the preachers doorstep and Miss Mona and Lace......more

Goodreads review by Mai-Lor-A-Ma on May 27, 2024

Love the main character!......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on July 11, 2011

The Blessed adds to the author’s collection of novels dealing heavily with a Shaker theme. This is the first novel I’ve read by Gabhart, and the first that features Shaker characters. I appreciated the author’s brief history of the society before reading the book. The Blessed takes place in the mid......more

Goodreads review by Cecelia on July 14, 2011

This book is about Lacey - a motherless woman who came to live with a preacher and his wife as a youngster. After her father re-married, her new stepmother didn't want her living with them. Lacey has a strange relationship with her new "parents" and as an adult, her and the preacher seldom speak, bu......more

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