Throstleford (Soft Cover Book) by Susan Evans McCloud
Item #9781590389423
When two American missionaries visit the English village of Throstleford in the early 1840s, they forever change the life of the village -- and of the villagers. Esther Grey and her father, the local vicar, are the first to receive copies of the Book of Mormon. Both recognize the truth in the book, but recoil from the challenges this knowledge brings. Esther knows that accepting the message would be a betrayal of her dear father. Yet how can she deny the truth that burns in her heart?

But when the new religion brings pain, even harm, to those she loves best, Esther feels torn and confused, and in need of help and answers that seem impossible to find. As her relationship with the young squire, Tempest Feather, deepens, Esther is faced with his struggles as well as her own, and must find the courage within herself to step into the unknown with faith.

As the missionaries' message gains strength, the tightly-spun community threatens to break apart. It isn't long before the vicar's congregation begins to diminish as every villager -- from the Lutheran minister to the squire, from the solitary shepherd to the lowliest stable boy -- must decide for themselves what to believe. With Throstleford in such turmoil, the innkeeper and his sons ruthlessly spearhead the opposition to this new way of life.

Permeated with faith, charm, and romance, Throstleford is a sensitive, finely-drawn novel that brings to life the wondrous power of testimony, the real meaning of struggle, and the value of a sanctuary you can call your own.
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