A man with a painful past. A child with a doubtful future. And a shared journey toward healing for both their hearts.
It begins on the shaded town square in a sleepy Southern town. A spirited seven-year-old has a brisk business at her lemonade stand. But the little girl’s pretty yellow dress can’t quite hide the ugly scar on her chest.
Her latest customer, a bearded stranger, drains his cup and … bearded stranger, drains his cup and heads to his car, his mind on a boat he’s restoring at a nearby lake. The stranger understands more about the scar than he wants to admit. And the beat-up bread truck careening around the corner with its radio blaring is about to change the trajectory of both their lives.
Before it’s over, they’ll both know there are painful reasons why crickets cry… and that miracles lurk around unexpected corners.
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Personally, I don’t think one can go wrong choosing a Charles Martin book to read. They’re all good, if not downright great. His writing grips the reader early on and doesn’t let go—even after one has finished the book. This story had me at “Lemonade!” I was as invested with little Annie as every character in the story. The medical descriptions …
One of my all time favorite books. Recommend to everyone
Very tense, much learned about medical heart problems with just enough romance and lots of caring for those in need to make it a page turner.
Loved this book!
This is one of my favorite books ever (as of now). I’d never read anything by Charles Martin before. I loved the way the “secrets” of the characters came out gradually, one at a time, so that you understand them better with each chapter. The ONLY part I had to skip through was the chapter with the description of HOW he and his friend lovingly …
A friend recommended this book to me several times before I finally caved and got it. I was hooked. Charles Martin is by far my favorite author. I love how he switches back and forth from one story line to the other. He’s really got it figured out on where to leave you hanging so that you can’t wait to find out what’s going to happen. The suspense …