Wednesday's Child

A Day to Remember #3

by Linda Lee Chaikin

For Gemma Alcott, daughter of business tycoon Burgess T. Alcott, III, the summer of 1929 is a season for picnics, sailing parties, and romance. But life becomes difficult when the Alcott wealth is lost in the Wall Street crash known as Black Tuesday. Gemma and her younger sister, Melody, are suddenly destitute. In their time of need, Kace Morgan, a distant relative appears and Gemma realizes she still has choices. But can she handle the loss of all she has known and a new life that is far from the sheltering wealth she has grown up with? Wednesday's child might have woe, but life is never so dark that God cannot deliver His own into paths of light. Book 3 in the series.

Genres: Christian Fiction, Historical Fiction, Christian, Fiction, Historical, Christian Historical Fiction, Romance

444 pages, Paperback

First published October 15, 2000

About the author

Linda Chaikin is a Christian fiction author with a focus on historical fiction. She sometimes publishes using the name L.L. Chaikin.

Linda was the youngest of 10 children and her father died shortly after she was born. She wrote her first full-length novel with pen and paper at the age of 14 - this novel was later rewritten as Wednesday's Child, part of the Day to Remember series.

She met her husband, Steve, in a Bible study, and they were married 6 months later. They both went to Multnomah School for the Bible, now known as Multnomah Bible College and Biblical Seminary in Portland, Oregon.

Reviews

[Emily Walters · Rating 4 out of 5]

In general I dislike most fictional romance, I have a very hard time getting into a story I know is just made up. Especially because themes seem highly reused and characters copied and pasted. However this book is an exception! Although there are moments that I’d roll my eyes at the cheesy interactions that add unnecessary drama, the actual plot and concept of the mystery keep me coming back to read this story about every 3 years. I’d highly recommend this book as an enjoyable light read if you enjoy Christian romance novels.

I admittedly choose to pretend a few parts of this book don’t exist as they just seem unrealistic and honestly I think if I met the main guy in real life I’d be very unimpressed with his character especially as a Christian guy, but I highly enjoyed the book anyway. I don’t have to marry the guy so 🤷🏽‍♀️ I’ll let sharlotte make her choices!

[Puj Doo · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the few newly released romances worth multiple reads.
This book captures so well character development and is able to convey struggles of almost every kind so beautifully.
The reasons to read this book when you want a nice romance are as follows--
Deep and real people who struggle with actual problems, a story line that isn't "just about romance" like so many others, and one of the best endings to a book I have ever read.
One more thing... it's a murder mystery.

[Nikki · Rating 2 out of 5]

I've long been a fan of Linda Chaikin..however, this would have to be my least favorite of all her books I've read. It was so different from all the others it almost didn't even feel like the same author. I'm wondering if anyone else thought the same thing...the characters were absolutly horrible...nothing like her other female main characters that you love from the begining...and the male in this book....what a zero...it kept acting like he had faith but it certainly didn't seem like he was that great a guy by the way he treated Sharlotte and the woman he strung along..I was able to finish it bc I was curious how it ended but I was no where near invested in it like her other books.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a little overly emotional/romantic, but the story was gripping and thought-provoking. Working in mystery as well, it started out with a cast of rich young people out to have a good time. Then there's the missing person. Then there are the charges and fears that the main character's father is involved in some untoward doings. Then there is the crash of the stock market. Everything seems to be going wrong in Sharlotte's life after such a promising beginning. But was it really promising, or are true riches found in Christ?

[Fran Piercey · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Wednesday's child is full of woe" The story starts in 1929 at the Ashford Summerhouse, Long Island, New York. Sharolette Ashford faces the aftermath of the Wall Street Crash moving her from the life of luxury to the realities of the 'dirty thirtys' in Texas.

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

The first part of the story I loved. I even understood why Kace was being a jerk and mean to Sharlott. However, it wasn't until the end of the book that he said anything kind to her. Kace was horrible to both her and other poor girl he was stringing along. In the end, I hated the book.

[Amanda Hadley · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!

[Lindsay Porter · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sharlette is my least favorite of Chaikin's female leads. She is spoiled and takes a long time to admit her mistakes.