Bøger af Lynn Austin

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

After years in exile, Iddo and his grandson Zechariah follow God's leading home to Jerusalem, where they struggle to rebuild their lives and God's temple.

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.

We all encounter times when our spirit feels dry, when doubt looms.The opportunity to tour Israel came at a good time. For months, my life has been a mindless plodding through necessary routine, as monotonous as an all-night shift on an assembly line. Life gets that way sometimes, when nothing specific is wrong but the world around us seems drained of color. Even my weekly worship experiences and daily quiet times with God have felt as dry and stale as last year's crackers. I'm ashamed to confess the malaise I've felt. I have been given so much. Shouldn't a Christian's life be an abundant one, as exciting as Christmas morning, as joyful as Easter Sunday?With gripping honesty, Lynn Austin pens her struggles with spiritual dryness in a season of loss and unwanted change. Tracing her travels throughout Israel, Austin seamlessly weaves events and insights from the Word . . . and in doing so finds a renewed passion for prayer and encouragement for her spirit, now full of life and hope.

New Historical Novel from 7-Time Christy Award Winner!In the aftermath of the Civil War, Josephine Weatherly and her mother, Eugenia, struggle to pick up the pieces of their lives when they return to their Virginia plantation. But the bitter realities of life after the war cannot be denied: their home and land are but shells of their previous grandeur; death has claimed her father and brother; and her remaining brother, Daniel, has returned home bitter and broken. The privileged childhood Josephine enjoyed now seems like a long-ago dream. And the God who failed to answer any of her prayers during the war is lost to her as well.Josephine soon realizes that life is now a matter of daily survival--and recognizes that Lizzie, as one of the few remaining servants, is the one she must rely on to teach her all she needs to know. Josephine's mother, too, vows to rebuild White Oak...but a bitter hatred fuels her.With skill and emotion, Lynn Austin brings to life the difficult years of the Reconstruction era by interweaving the stories of three women--daughter, mother, and freed slave--in a riveting tale.

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....

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

Lynn Austin Will Delight Readers with Her Winsome HeroineAlice Grace Ripley lives in a dream world, her nose stuck in a book. But happily-ever-after life she's planned on suddenly falls apart when her boyfriend, Gordon, breaks up with her, accusing her of living in a world of fiction instead of the real world. Then to top it off, Alice loses her beloved job at the library because of cutbacks due to the Great Depression.Fleeing small-town gossip, Alice heads to the mountains of eastern Kentucky to deliver five boxes of donated books to the library in the tiny coal-mining village of Acorn. Dropped off by her relatives, Alice volunteers to stay for two weeks to help the librarian, Leslie McDougal.But the librarian turns out to be far different than she anticipated--not to mention the four lady librarians who travel to the remote homes to deliver the much-desired books. While Alice is trapped in Acorn against her will, she soon finds that real-life adventure and mystery--and especially romance--are far better than her humble dreams could have imagined.

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.

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?

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.

They watched their sons, their brothers, and their husbands enlist to fight a growing menace across the seas. And when their nation asked, they answered the call as well. Virginia longs to find a purpose beyond others' expectations. Helen is driven by a loneliness money can't fulfill. Rosa is desperate to flee her in-laws' rules. Jean hopes to prove herself in a man's world. Under the storm clouds of destruction that threaten America during the early 1940s, this unlikely gathering of women will experience life in sometimes startling new ways as their beliefs are challenged and they struggle toward a new understanding of what love and sacrifice truly mean.

Life in Sweden feels like an endless winter to Elin Carlson after the deaths of her parents. When circumstances become unbearable, she determines to find a safe haven for her sisters.So begins their journey to America . . . the land of dreams and second chances.But as hardship becomes their constant companion, Elin, Kirsten, and Sofia question their decision to immigrate to Chicago. Will their hopes for the future ever be realized?ONLY IN CROSSING A SEEMINGLY ENDLESS OCEAN WILL THEY FIND THE TRUE MEANING OF LOVE, FAITH, AND HOMEA Christy Award Winner

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.

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?

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.

Han har opnået stor rigdom og magt – men der er ingen arving. Hizkijas eftermæle som en af Judas store ledere er truet: Hans elskede hustru, Hefsiba, er ufrugtbar. Desperat efter at skaffe sin mand en tronarving indgår Hefsiba en forbudt pagt med frugtbarhedsgudinden Ashera. Hizkija, der føler sig frastødt og forrådt af hendes afgudsdyrkelse, knuser det hedenske alter, men kommer i sit raseri alvorligt til skade. Mens Hizkija kæmper med uforsonlighed mod sin hustru og kæmper for at redde sit land, kommer den gamle profet Esajas med besked til kongen fra Gud om, at kongen skal beskikke sit hus og vælge en efterfølger. Svævende mellem liv og død – ligesom sit kongeriges fremtid – råber Hizkija endnu en gang på Herren … Læs denne medrivende og velfortalte historiske roman om en dramatisk og afgørende periode i Israels historie. Bogen er tredje bind i serien »Konge Krønikerne«, men kan uden problemer læses selvstændigt.

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«.