Hope’s Enduring Echo is Kim Vogel
Sawyer’s new book. I have only read
one other book by this author. So glad I
found this novel it was a lovely read, even with some weighty issues it
addressed.
Hope’s Enduring Echo takes place in Canon
City, Colorado in 1915. The story is
about the Ward family, Claude, Edda, and their daughter Jennie. Claude’s job was to do a daily inspection of
the wooden pipeline that brings water to the town of Canon City. The family live in a remote cabin near the
pipeline and they have no neighbors. Other
than their monthly trip to town and seeing the train passengers and crew, they do
not see too many people. Claude had
always taken pride in providing for his family.
Thing changed two years ago when he sustained a serious injury to his
leg. He was not able to do the
inspections since then. His daughter
Jennie has taken over the daily inspection of the pipeline. Claude’s leg was not the only wound, daily he
seems to be losing the battle to melancholia.
Jennie has been homeschooled since the Wards moved to the
cabin. She has missed being in school
and having friends. That is why Jennie
prayed that God would bring her a friend.
Every day when the train passed by Jennie waved to the crew and
passengers. One day a college student, Leo
Day, got off at their stop. He had seen
this girl waving what looked like a bone.
Could it be a bone from a dinosaur?
As a paleontologist, Leo wanted to take a closer look and find out where
it came from. Could this young man be
the answer to Jennie’s prayer for a friend?
I absolutely loved reading Hope’s Enduring Echo. It was such a change of pace from so many
other books. Instead of being action
packed, the story focused on the characters and their relationships and how
they develop, grow, and change.
The best part of this book was the characters’ Christian
faith. The characters strived to live
out their faith, to apply the Scriptures to their daily life, choices, and how
they responded to situations. I loved
that when characters realized that they had acted unkindly or impatiently they
showed repentance and strove to apologize and make amends.
When I think of Christian fiction, Hope’s Enduring
Echo is a wonderful example of what I am looking for. The characters’ faith was integrated into who
they were and how they lived their lives. Faith was an integral part of the storyline.
I also enjoyed the different characters, especially Jennie,
Edda, and Leo. Claude struggled with depression
it was painful to see him stuck in that cycle.
I appreciate the tender and caring response his wife and daughter displayed. It was nice seeing the relationship between
Jennie and Leo develop. I found Leo’s
quest to locate dinosaur bones and the study of paleontology interesting.
I enjoyed reading Hope’s Enduring Echo by Kim
Vogel Sawyer and I highly recommend this book. I look forward to reading more of this author’s
novels, past and future books. Kim
writes in a manner that takes me back to what Christian fiction was like when I
was a new believer. Seeing the Christian
faith as essential in the characters lives.
I would like to thank Waterbrook Publishers and NetGalley
for the opportunity to read a complimentary copy of Hope’s Enduring Echo
by Kim Vogel Sawyer. I was under
no obligation to give a favorable review.
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