These Healing Hills
by Gabhart, Ann H
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- first
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0800723635
- ISBN 13
- 9780800723637
- Seller
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Lukeville , Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Grand Rapids MI, Revell, 2017, trade paperback, 355 pp, First Edition, First Printing by numberline, New, Signed and inscribed by the Author to the original owner (named) on the title page. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers. The bestselling author of 18 novels presents a story of love in the postwar years as a heartbroken young woman starting a new life as a nurse midwife meets a returned soldier haunted by the horrors he witnessed at war. Scarce signed. Laid in is a promotional bookmark. ISBN 9780800723637
Reviews
On Sep 25 2017, a reader said:
These Healing Hills by Ann H. Gabhart takes readers back to 1945 in Hyden, Kentucky. Francine Howard needs to get away from Cincinatti, Ohio before her former fiancé, Seth Miller returns home from the war with his English bride. Fran has a nursing degree, can ride a horse, and looking for an adventure so she signed up for the Frontier Nursing Service Midwifery School in the Appalachian Mountains. It will be a life style change for Fran, but she feels she will be something worthwhile. Ben Locke is returning home from the war. He cannot wait to return home to the mountains, but he has not thought of what he will do with his future. Ben is on his way home when he encounters a very lost Fran. They are immediately comfortable around each other, but they come from very different backgrounds. But Fran feels at home in the mountains and has fallen in love with the people. Is there a chance for a future between Ben and Fran?
These Healing Hills is well crafted novel that has a unique plot. It was interesting reading about the Frontier Nursing Service Midwifery School in Hyden, Kentucky (it still exists) and the services their nurse midwives offer. I liked the characters and the beautiful setting. Woody Locke was my favorite character. He was refreshing and entertaining. Ann H. Gabhart is a descriptive writer which brings scenes to life (especially the mountains and the people who live there), but it also makes for a slower pace novel. I sometimes felt the author was a too verbose. The Christian element is prominent throughout the story and I liked the Christian attitude of the mountain people. I appreciated the spiritual wisdom that Fran's grandmother (Grandma Howard) imparted on Fran. I am giving These Healing Hills 4 out of 5 stars. My favorite phrase was "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart". The romance was sweet, but it was predictable. Some of the themes in the story are prayer, friendship, trust, listening to God, believing in God, and a person finding their path or place in life. I did feel that the ending was abrupt and felt incomplete. It would have been nice if the author had included an epilogue. Readers who enjoy rich, historical novels will appreciate These Healing Hills.
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Details
- Bookseller
- West of Eden Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10640
- Title
- These Healing Hills
- Author
- Gabhart, Ann H
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- Not Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing by numberline
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0800723635
- ISBN 13
- 9780800723637
- Publisher
- Revell
- This edition first published
- 2017-09
- Keywords
- 20th Century; Christian; Christian fiction; Fiction; Historical; Kentucky; Love stories; Romance; Romance - Historical - 20th Century
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