The Song of Sourwood Mountain

By Ann H. Gabhart

Description:

Though the twentieth century dawned with such promise, it is just 1910 when Mira Dean’s hopes of being a wife and mother are dashed to pieces. Her fiancé is dead from tuberculosis and Mira must resign herself to being a spinster schoolteacher. But then Gordon Covington shows up and the doors that once seemed shut forever begin to open—even if only a crack.

No longer the boy she knew from school, Gordon is now a preacher who is full of surprises. First, he asks Mira to come to Sourwood in eastern Kentucky to teach at his mission school. Second, he asks her to marry him. Just like that.

Though the prospect of stepping onto a new path is scary, Mira takes a leap of faith and lands in a life she never imagined. In this place filled with its own special challenges, the people she serves just might end up becoming the family she always yearned for.

Book Takeaway:

If we are courageous enough to step out onto unknown paths and encounter unexpected challenges that we can overcome with the Lord's help, we will be rewarded with abundant blessings.

Why the author wrote this book:

I like setting stories in the Appalachian area of Kentucky. When I began looking for a historical setting, I read about the mission schools that made such a difference in many of the isolated mountain communities. I loved the characters I found to share this story.