Bøger af Lynn Austin

Harriet Sherwood has always adored her grandmother. But when Harriet decides to follow her footsteps to fight for social justice, she certainly never expected her efforts to land her in jail. Nor did she expect her childhood enemy and notorious school bully, Tommy O'Reilly, to be the arresting officer.Languishing in a jail cell, Harriet has plenty of time to sift through the memories of the three generations of women who have preceded her. As each story emerges, the strength of her family--and their deep faith in the God of justice and righteousness--brings Harriet to discovery of her own goals and motives for pursuing them.

A deep yearning for home had led Eliza to Wyatt Orchards ten years ago. Now widowed with three young children, she faces mounting debts and the realization it is all up to her. But she has no idea how to run an orchard alone. When a stranger appears at her doorstep, Eliza guesses he is no different than the other out-of-luck characters searching for work during the Depression. But the familiarity with which Gabe tends to the farm raises unanswered questions. With a vulnerable heart, she is unwittingly drawn to his gentle ways. But Eliza also fears that Gabe hides a past and motives that could jeopardize all she has fought to attain for herself and her children....

All She Ever Wanted is the emotion-packed story of three generations of women: Kathleen, her mother, Eleanor, and her grandmother, Fiona. Each woman left home to escape her family's past and to start a new life. Kathleen has been estranged from her family for 35 years, and she is torn between the need to forgive and the urge to forget. Hoping to find answers that will patch the wounds of her tattered heart and salvage her relationship with her daughter, Kathleen embarks on a journey into her family's mysterious past.

From a three-time Christy award winner, a young woman goes to Chicago to find her mother, but newly exposed to a bigger world, discovers herself.

What Would You Do If a Secret Was Causing Your Family to Crumble?Is there a secret terrible enough that it should never be revealed, not even if it was tearing a family apart? For more than five decades Emma Bauer has kept one--carefully guarding it with all her strength, and for more than five decades that choice has haunted her life and also the lives of her daughters and granddaughter. Is it too late for wrongs to be righted? Does Emma even have the strength to let the healing power of truth work in her family? The story of four generations of women and the powerful effects that their choices have had on their lives is at the heart of Eve's Daughters, an epic novel from author Lynn Austin. Grand in scope but tender and personal at the same time, it will please you as a fan of contemporary or historical fiction. Exploring times from World War I to the 980s, Eve's Daughters is an insightful look at mothers, daughters, sisters, and families that allows you to see a little bit of yourself through the characters' triumphs, struggles, and hard-tested faith. Yearning for love, dignity, and freedom, the four generations of women must come to terms with the choices they have made. Healing comes when the past is forgiven but only when they embrace God's forgiveness can they shatter the cycle that has ruled their lives over the decades. Link to Readers' Discussion Questions

Det er ti år siden, Eliza kom til Wyatts Frugtplantage, drevet af en dyb længsel efter et hjem, hvor hun kunne slå rødder. Nu er hun enke på gården med tre små børn, håbløst forgældet og overbevist om, at hun selv må rede alle trådene ud.Da en fremmed mand en dag kommer og spørger efter arbejde og mad, er hun sikker på, at han blot er endnu et af Depressionens desperate ofre. Men hans opførsel og måde at udføre daglejerarbejdet på, rejser en række ubesvarede spørgsmål. Eliza drages imod ham, men frygter samtidig, at han skjuler noget i sin fortid, som kan ødelægge alt det, hun har kæmpet for at opnå. Men den fremmede er ikke ene om at lægge låg på en del af sit liv. Eliza selv vogter over en hemmelighed fra fortiden, som hun vil gå langt for at beholde.

Gennem mere end halvtreds år har 80-årige Emma Bauer båret på en stor hemmelighed. Men da hendes barnebarns ægteskab begynder at slå revner, ser Emma de dybe spor, som hemmeligheden har trukket i hendes datters og barnebarns liv. Vil sandheden sætte fri eller skabe flere ulægelige sår?Fire kvinder i hver sin generation kæmper for troen på Gud, kærligheden og det gode liv. En stor del af kampen skyldes konsekvenserne af både deres egne og deres mødres valg.Enhver mor, søster og datter vil kunne genkende noget af sig selv i denne spændende og indsigtsfulde roman om kvinderne og deres familier i det 20. århundrede.

På flugt fra kong Manasses tyranni og afgudsdyrkelse leder Josva en lille flok gudfrygtige judæere til et nyt hjem i Egypten. Men som årene går, bliver Josvas ønske om hævn til en besættelse. Forblindet af had træffer han overilede beslutninger, der bringer hans kære i fare. Midt i Josvas følelsesmæssige kaos begynder kærligheden uventet at spire frem. Efterhånden bliver den stærk nok til at drage ham ud fra det ensomme, indre mørke, som han ofte trækker sig tilbage til. Men hvad skal der til, for at han virkelig griber den store kærlighed, som hans himmelske far har til ham – og til Judas udvalgte folk?

Assyrerriget buldrer mod Juda riges porte, og kong Akaz synker stadig dybere ned i afgudsdyrkelse. Han har allerede ofret en af sine sønner til Molok. Nu vil han også ofre sønnen Hizkija. Abija, Hizkijas mor, forsøger at forhindre mordet, men kun to mænd kan hjælpe hende, og ingen af dem synes at være hendes tillid værdig.Profeterne Esajas og Mika bliver kaldet til at tale tiden imod og profetere i Jahves, Israels Guds navn. Men har Jahve nogen magt over for assyrernes guder, som har ført dem fra sejr til sejr? Læs denne medrivende og troværdige bibelhistorie fra tiden omkring assyrerrigets besættelse af Israel. Bogen er første bind i serien »Konge Krønikerne«, som omhandler flere af kongerne i Davids kongeslægt. En spændende – måske mindre kendt – epoke i Israels historie.

Assyrerne drager hærgende gennem Nordriget Israel med rædselsvækkende brutalitet og grusomhed. Krigslarmen overdøver Guds stemme. I Eljakims, Jerushas og kong Hizkijas hjerter står kampen mellem tvivlen og håbet om Guds frelse fra undertrykkelsen, volden og hadet. »En sang om kærlighed« er andet bind i serien »Konge Krønikerne«, som omhandler flere af kongerne i Davids slægt. En spændende – måske mindre kendt – epoke i Israels historie.

Som uadskillelige kammerater er de to unge mænd Manasse, søn af Hizkija, og Josva, hofchefens søn, blevet uddannet til at regere Juda. Men efter sin fars pludselige død begynder vrede mod Gud at ulme i Manasses hjerte. Da Manasse kommer til magten, får hans usikkerhed ham til at indlade sig med trolddom. Han frygter en sammensværgelse og slår til mod lederne fra hans fars kongedømme. I takt med at vold og ødelæggelse griber om sig under Manasses styre, oplever Josva og hans familie frygtelige tab. Josva søger hævn over barndomsvennen, og frontlinjerne trækkes op. Og mens fremtiden står på spil for Guds trofaste rest, kæmper Josva med, om han skal løbe bort fra Jahve … eller hen til ham. Bogen er fjerde bind i serien »Konge Krønikerne«.

Socialite Anna Nicholson can't seem to focus on her upcoming marriage. The new information she's learned about her past continues to pull at her, so she hires Pinkerton detectives to help her find the truth. But when unflattering stories threaten her reputation and engagement, she discovers that God's purpose for her life isn't as simple as she had hoped.

When Nehemiah, the cupbearer to the King of Persia, answers God's call to rebuild the city wall of Jerusalem, he is unaware of the dangers ahead.

Ezra, a Jewish scholar, is called upon to deliver his people from Babylon to Jerusalem, but the fight to keep God's law is never easy.

When his evil father plots to sacrifice him, Hezekiah's mother, Abijah, searches frantically for a way to save him. But only two men can help her, and neither of them seems trustworthy. In a time and place engulfed by violence, treachery, and infidelity to Yahweh, Abijah and her son must discover the one true source of strength if they are to save themselves and their country.

As a slave, Kitty has followed orders all her life. Now that she's free to choose, how will she know the right path?

Encounter the Civil War through the eyes of two very different Northern girls in this moving, Christy-award-winning novel.

Two men pained by the past struggle to reclaim the Heavenly Father they lost long ago in this unforgettable conclusion to the Chronicles of the Kings series.

Hezekiah's unexpected death puts his son in charge. The new king's angry heart puts him at odds with his best friend--drawing battle lines down the middle their fathers' kingdom.

God has rewarded Hezekiah's faithfulness with great wealth and power, but the king has much more to overcome. Will his faith sustain him against the ultimate enemy?

This powerful dramatization of King Hezekiah's life and faith surges forward.

Jagten på kærlighed, tro og et hjemEfter forældrenes død føles livet i Sverige som en endeløs vinter for Elin Carlson. Onklen overtager gården og gør livet uudholdeligt for Elin. Hun beslutter sig derfor for at bringe sig selv og sine søstre i sikkerhed og tager kontakt til morens yndlingsbror, som for mange år siden rejste til Amerika.Herved begynder deres rejse til Amerika - mulighedernes land, der flyder med mælk og honning, og hvor de kan starte på en frisk. Men da vanskeligheder og problemer bliver deres trofaste følgesvend, sætter Elin, Kirsten og Sofia dog alligevel spørgsmålstegn ved beslutningen om at immigrere til Chicago.Vil deres drømme for fremtiden nogensinde gå i opfyldelse?