Return to Baragula - Book One

By Mary Hawkins

Description:

Emily Parker’s actions as a teenager not only impacted her own life but the lives of many others. Now, six years later, she returns reluctantly to her home town of Baragula only to discover the man at the heart of those actions, Matthew Davidson, is the community’s respected doctor.
While Emily’s faith is now severely weakened by all that has happened, Matthew’s life has completely turned around since he committed his life to Christ. His personal relationship with God is tested when he discovers how his behaviour when a non-believer hurt so many, especially Emily, and feels responsible for her hardness of heart towards the Lord.
Disease attacks the community while danger from another source threatens Emily and her family. Through it all, will Matthew and Emily’s faith be strong enough to forgive each other and put the past behind them?

Book Takeaway:

Entertaining, enjoyable read - with perhaps challenges to face in the reader's own situations.

Why the author wrote this book:

Despite their commitment to Christ, far too many Christian teenagers can yield to temptation and make a wrong choice. Over many years I have been so saddened by seeing some of the fall-out of those choices. We all need to realise how the ripple affects of the consequences may touch not only that person's life now through the years but many other's also.