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A review by vickifarris
Bringing Maggie Home by Kim Vogel Sawyer
5.0
I have read many of Kim Vogel Sawyer’s novels, all of which had been based in the Old Order Mennonite community. Bringing Maggie Home is her first non-Old Order Mennonite novel. I believe it is Vogel Sawyer’s best yet. I could not put it down until I reached the last page. Worthy of multiple reads.
Within just a few pages I was captivated by the character of Hayzoo Mae (Hazel) and her younger sister Maggie. Ten-year-old Hazel had been instructed by her mother to pick berries to make Father’s favorite dessert for his birthday. Her mother also wanted her to take three-year-old Maggie along. Hazel was distracted for just a minute and when she turned around, Maggie was gone.
The story picks back up almost seventy years later with Maggie never having been found. The disappearance affected Hazel to the degree, she has alienated herself from her own daughter, Diane. However, Diane’s daughter, Meghan, who happens to be a cold-case agent, has a close bond with her grandmother, Hazel.
An automobile accident causes Meghan to take a six-week leave of absence to recuperate. All three generations of women find themselves together. Once the secret is out about Hazel’s guilt over the disappearance of Maggie almost seventy years ago, will the three women be able to solve the mystery and heal their relationship?
This is a story of torn relationships, forgiveness, and healing. Many twists occur in the plot to reach the conclusion. Click on the link below for a sneak peek of the first chapter of Bringing Maggie Home.
http://waterbrookmultnomah.com/books/549341/bringing-maggie-home-by-kim-vogel-sawyer/
I am a Hope's Harbingers reader and received this book in advance for the purpose of promotion.
Within just a few pages I was captivated by the character of Hayzoo Mae (Hazel) and her younger sister Maggie. Ten-year-old Hazel had been instructed by her mother to pick berries to make Father’s favorite dessert for his birthday. Her mother also wanted her to take three-year-old Maggie along. Hazel was distracted for just a minute and when she turned around, Maggie was gone.
The story picks back up almost seventy years later with Maggie never having been found. The disappearance affected Hazel to the degree, she has alienated herself from her own daughter, Diane. However, Diane’s daughter, Meghan, who happens to be a cold-case agent, has a close bond with her grandmother, Hazel.
An automobile accident causes Meghan to take a six-week leave of absence to recuperate. All three generations of women find themselves together. Once the secret is out about Hazel’s guilt over the disappearance of Maggie almost seventy years ago, will the three women be able to solve the mystery and heal their relationship?
This is a story of torn relationships, forgiveness, and healing. Many twists occur in the plot to reach the conclusion. Click on the link below for a sneak peek of the first chapter of Bringing Maggie Home.
http://waterbrookmultnomah.com/books/549341/bringing-maggie-home-by-kim-vogel-sawyer/
I am a Hope's Harbingers reader and received this book in advance for the purpose of promotion.