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The Governess of Highland Hall: A Novel (Edwardian Brides)

By Carrie Turansky

Format:Softcover

More Than 500 5-Star Reviews on Amazon.Finalist for the ACFW Carol Award and the Gayle Wilson Award of ExcellenceWhen a crisis strikes Julia's family in India, she returns to England and takes the position at Highland Hall, a magnificent English country estate. Will she be able to find her place when a governess is neither upstairs family nor downstairs help?Family drama, romance, and inspiration for those who love Downton Abbey and Jane Eyre.Missionary Julia Foster loves working alongside her parents, ministering and caring for young girls in India. But when the family must return to England due to illness, she readily accepts the burden for her parents' financial support. Taking on a job at Highland Hall as governess, she quickly finds that teaching her four privileged, ill-mannered charges at a grand estate is more challenging than expected, and she isn't sure what to make of the estate's preoccupied master, Sir William Ramsey.Widowed and left to care for his two young children and his deceased cousin Randolph's two teenage girls, William is consumed with saving the estate from the financial ruin. The last thing he needs is any distraction coming from the kindhearted-yet-determined governess who seems to be quietly transforming his household with her persuasive personality, vibrant prayer life, and strong faith.While both are tending past wounds and guarding fragile secrets, Julia and William are determined to do what it takes to save their families--common ground that proves fertile for unexpected feelings. But will William choose Julia's steadfast heart and faith over the wealth and power he needs to secure Highland Hall's future? Don't miss Book Two, The Daughter of Highland Hall, Katherine's story; and Book Three, A Refuge at Highland Hall, Penny's story.

Historical Fiction
336 pages • Softcover
First published 2013-10-15

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CarinaReviewed by Carina

It was okay. Utterly predictable, of course. I know it's christian fiction but the whole faith thing was a bit too much for me.

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