The Refuge, Ann H. Gabhart
The Refuge, Ann H. Gabhart
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The Refuge

Author: Ann H. Gabhart

Narrator: Stina Nielsen

Unabridged: 11 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/30/2019

Synopsis

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? Ann H. Gabhart returns to the enigmatic world of the Shakers in this emotional exploration of the power of love and the bond of family.

About Ann H. Gabhart

Ann H. Gabhart is the bestselling author of several novels, including Angel Sister, Words Spoken True, The Outsider, The Believer, The Seeker, The Blessed, and The Gifted. She lives with her husband a mile from where she was born in rural Kentucky. Find out more at www.annhgabhart.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dorine on July 15, 2019

THE REFUGE by Ann H. Gabhart is the perfect title to describe the Shakers’ generosity in this novel. Darcie Goodwin sought refuge from cholera with her husband, Walter. When Walter is killed in a riverboat accident, Darcie is even more grateful for the shelter provided by the Shaker community. But wh......more

Goodreads review by Deanne on May 20, 2019

Darcie and Walter Goodwin enter the Shaker community the same way a lot of people did, feeling as if they had no choice. There's a variety of reasons why someone would enter the community but the Shakers accept all even if they don't share their beliefs. The cholera epidemic is sweeping their area so......more

Goodreads review by Maureen on April 18, 2019

The setting of this book is the 1850’s and at the Shakers Village of Harmony Hill. I like reading about this group of believers, although they were destined to fail, they had to depend on new joiners. While some of this book does focus on the loss of a spouse, we have hope with the arrival of new bab......more

Goodreads review by Deana on May 03, 2019

I didn’t realize how strict the Shakers were until I read this book. It was forbidden to be married which seems like it goes against what the Bible says. Darcie lost her husband in an accident and is taken in by the Shakers, I know she was unsure if she belonged there. What would they say when it wa......more

Goodreads review by Lori on April 16, 2019

This book was so very good that I couldn't put it down!! I'd give it 10 stars if I could!! Once you open this book you'll be taken back to Harmony Hill in 1850. I love to time travel like this!! Ann is a wonderful writer and I always look forward to what she will write next! Prayer is certainly power......more

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