Bøger af Susan R Lawrence

Ten-year-old Matthew longs to escape from his family. But when he finds a blue marble and winds up in an orphanage in 1946, getting what he wished is not so fun. A cruel supervisor mistreats the boys and polio paralyzes a friend. While learning to play marbles, he also learns about trusting God. Can the blue marble help him to win the National Marble Tournament? And will he ever find his family again?

In 1932, Ruth Russo flees the farm where she arrived as an orphaned teenager and seeks refuge at Sisters of Mercy Home for unwed mothers. When the haven she hopes for becomes a place of tragedy, she flees again, and attempts to support herself in a culture of discrimination and a country burdened by the Great Depression.Her days brighten when she reconnects with Jack, a friend from high school. But Jack is a budding lawyer, and she is a maid in his cousin's house. Will Ruth be able to lay down her burden of shame and accept love, not only from Jack, but also from God?