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    Hidden Places
    Hidden Places
    Hidden Places
    Audiobook15 hours

    Hidden Places

    Written by Lynn Austin

    Narrated by Ruth Ann Phimister

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Hidden Places is a Christy Award winner for excellence in Christian fiction. Fragrant blossoms herald spring, but the orchard is also a place of secrets and heartache. After the death of her husband Frank, Eliza is left with three young children and mounting debts. When a gentle stranger enters her orchard, she experiences a peculiar sensation of familiarity with the man. But will his unknown past jeopardize all that she has fought for?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateMay 6, 2005
    ISBN9781449800246
    Hidden Places

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    • 4/5
      It was exciting and kept me interested all the way to the end.
    • 5/5
      great vook. funny and inspiring in trusting God with a clean romance.
    • 4/5
      Beautiful story. Often predictable but with great values and lessons to be learned from each of the characters.
    • 5/5
      How God,shown through the chapters and the turn of events.Through the plot, the chapters used the good and the bad to develop their character and to use their God given talents to give to others what they needed most!
    • 5/5
      Once again Lynn Austin didn’t disappoint. This tale of the impact parents can have on their children is bittersweet. The message that God can use it all to form us into the man or woman He wants us to be is heartening. Coming to an accurate view of God, rather than a skewed view created by earthly fathers, makes a world of difference in how we see and handle relationships, and how we parent. Matthew Wyatt fled from his father, while his brother Sam lived a life of compliance in his father’s shadow. Lydia led a life of sacrifice so that her sister, Betty, could escape their father’s manipulation. Walter, spared from disappointing his father by way of illness, but still in need of a quiet place of solitude away from family tension. Eliza fled from her parents’ deceit, only to become the deceiver. Gabe also ran from his father, so fearful of becoming like him, of not ever becoming the man he was intended to be. An inability to love, an inability to demonstrate love, not knowing how to articulate love, each stemming from not fully living in the light of God’s love, each impacting the next generation. How many of these would come to know the love of the true Father, the only father who knows how to love unconditionally? How might their pasts be used to lead them on their journey, to assist others on theirs? While this book is a tale of romance, it’s the wooing of God that holds the greatest significance. While it is a work of historical fiction, there are many in this present age who will closely identify with the characters and their struggles. While the book includes a bit of mystery, it is the mystery spoken of in First Corinthians 2:7, the characters who seek God’s wisdom, that is most intriguing. I highly recommend Hidden Places. It is a story that will find a special place in your heart, not unlike other books by Lynn Austin, a gifted author.
    • 5/5
      I loved. This because of the spiritual content . Need more
    • 5/5
      I love truth of God interwoven though the novel. Always exciting and suspenseful keeping the reader engaged. Great story and narrater.
    • 5/5
      Eliza Wyatt has been a widow for barely a year when her father-in-law, Frank Wyatt, owner of Wyatt Orchards, where they all live, passes away suddenly. The country is the years of the Great Depression, and Eliza is struggling to raise her three young children and trying to run the orchard all by herself. Coming to her aid is her late husband's Aunt Betty (who has been called "Aunt Batty" for as long as anyone can remember), and a mysterious stranger, Gabriel Harper, who appears to be a hobo. Gabe has been injured in an accident, and after Eliza nurses him back to health, he stays on at the farm to help the family in any way he can out of gratitude for Eliza saving his life.Eliza soon finds out, due to Frank's will, that she may be in danger of losing the only home she has ever known. As she struggles to save the farm and the orchard, family secrets come to light, and she also begins to doubt that Gabe is who he claims to be. She is also in fear of her own past coming back to haunt her.I really enjoyed this story; it was a page-turner right from the very first chapter. Every time I thought I had one of the mysteries figured out, there was another plot twist that added another layer of richness to the story. The characters were authentic and well written; one of favorites was Aunt Batty, whom once you get to know her through her back story, isn't so "batty" after all.I've read several of Lynn Austin's books and enjoyed them all, so I knew this one was going to be a good one, but it turned out to be even better than what I had expected; in fact, I think this one just may be my favorite one of hers so far.This book was also made into a movie by Hallmark in 2006, starring Sydney Penny and Shirley Jones. I haven't seen it yet, but I hope it will air again on TV sometime in the future.
    • 5/5
      Heartwarming stories of family, forgiveness, healing, and miracles get me every time. Lynn Austin does a wonderful job in Hidden Places where secrets, anger, and hate find a way to heal with God’s power.Set during the Great Depression, a young woman finds herself alone raising three children and attempting to manage an apple orchard. Bitterness from her own past as well as the pain inflicted on those around her cause Eliza to turn her back on God. In her eyes, God is punishing her for the many wrong decisions in her life.Through the telling of each person’s story, whether dead or alive, Eliza discovers there is more in hidden places than what appears to the naked eye. But is the appearance of a hobo who flirts with death that puts Eliza’s already topsy turvy world into a complete tail spin.What did I like about this story? I’ll have to list a few for you as there are so many.· Christian story –This is a story of God’s love and forgiveness and how to apply His Word to our lives no matter how bad it is. There is no foul language. There is no sex. There is love but it is shown as being part of God’s plan and pure. References to sexual sin are ….. references.· Discusses real pain – I am always saddened when a book either glosses over the pain a person can experience or minimizes the full effect of it. Ms. Austin explores the pain of betrayal, child abuse, hate, rejection, and the absence of love. As a reader, I could feel the pain with the characters.· Shows how good people can sin – There is a big misconception that good people don’t sin. Ms. Austin shows many good people in her book who sin through lies, omission, and deception. They believe they are doing the right thing but don’t realize they are relying on others or themselves and not on God.· Forgiveness is not explained as being easy – Too many stories in print or in the movies make forgiveness appear to be easy. The truth is that forgiveness can be hard and painful. It is equivalent to slicing open a severely infected wound and cleaning it out. It has to be done to heal but it can be the worst pain ever felt.· The characters are endearing – I fell in love with the characters. Eliza is raw in her feelings yet strong and determined. Gabe is full of love for those around him but wants to learn how to reach out to others. My all-time is Aunt Batty who seems a little off her rocker but has more wisdom in her crazy pinky than anyone else around including all the “good” people in town.This is not a thin book. At 429 pages, it has 19 chapters which means each one is long. There are many breaks within the story in the chapter. You might tear up a few times, but you won’t be bawling. You’ll be feeling so much empathy.Make this one of your summer reads. You’ll be glad you did.Note: I purchased this book with my own funds.
    • 5/5
      This is an excellent book. I love the characters and how everything worked out in the end. Very well-written.
    • 2/5
      I watched the movie too. It was good in a historical way, because I haven't read much in that time frame, so that was enjoyable. Overall the story was happy, but it rather dragged for me a little bit. I was left feeling more depressed than happy most of the time.
    • 4/5
      This was my first time time reading a Christian romance and I wasn't disappointed. Very good read.
    • 3/5
      This is the story a movie was made off of. About the lady, struggling to run her orchard and raise 2 children and along comes a "hobo" who helps her out and they both end up helping each other and falling in love.