A family’s brush with the past will threaten the fabric of their lives.Eight months pregnant and her Navy husband away on a mission, Grace Freeman craves the security of her childhood home in Canada.When a letter written by her long-lost mother is found in an old writing desk it creates a tear in the fabric of her family.Can Grace find a way to bring peace to those she loves, or will a message … those she loves, or will a message from the past destroy their future?
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This is a beautiful, heart-warming story of family, long-ago secrets, and healing. When Grace Freeman discovers a letter from her mother–a woman who abandoned her, her brothers and her father many years ago–it opens a door to the past and wounds that have never quite healed. Impacting the emotional level even more—Grace is expecting her first child, and her Navy husband is overseas.
I love Jacquie Biggar’s stories. She knows just how to tug on a reader’s heartstrings, and she does it again in this tender short story that touches on so many levels—fathers and daughters, sisters and brothers, fathers and sons, husbands and wives. The warmth in this story is like wrapping yourself in a cozy blanket, then settling in front of a fireplace with a cup of hot cocoa. Sheer bliss!
I particularly enjoyed the thread regarding the names Grace chose for her unborn baby. Each one made me smile and appreciate the effortless warmth in this beautiful tale. A true gem!
This might be a short story but it is packed with emotion. The actions of one woman has weighed heavily on the shoulders and in the hearts of her husband and children who carry the burden of guilt and bewilderment.
As Grace and her father and brothers come together as she prepares for the birth of her first child, they are forced to face a mystery that has haunted them all for years. At first reluctant to read a letter discovered by accident, they learn the shocking truth about their mother’s abandonment. They now have an opportunity to heal the wounds from the past before welcoming new life into the family and looking to the future.
The characters are delightful and as always Jacquie Biggar has crafted a well written story and intriguing mystery that touches the heart.
“My Baby Wrote Me A Letter” is a quick read but layered with the emotions of Grace and her family. Grace is at the end of her pregnancy with her husband away on a mission, and she finds a letter tucked away in a family desk by a mother who she believed abandoned her family. Grace is a strong character who must face her past as her future is arriving. I love the relationship between the father and brothers and how the letter isn’t read all at once—they digest each bit of information before moving on. This is a short story I highly recommend!
Set primarily in the Canadian Rockies, My Baby Wrote Me a Letter is a beautiful, heart-rendering story.
When Grace finds a letter hidden in the back of an old desk and discovers it was from her long-lost mother, she has mixed emotions, as do her father and brothers. But will reading the letter bring healing or inflict more wounds?
Jacquie Biggar does a beautiful job of capturing the reader’s emotions. The book is short and easy to read but leaves a powerful impact. Five stars for this gem.