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A Flicker of Hope
Fifteen years ago, Thomas and Noreen King were blissful newlyweds. Young, naive, and in love, life was rosy . . . for a while. Then trials and tribulations rocked their foundation, shattering them emotionally, and soon, their marriage was in shards. All hope for restoring their previously unshakable union seems lost. When fire destroys their home, Thomas and Noreen are left to sift through the rubble. As uncovered items from the remains of the house shake loose memories of the past, Thomas and Noreen begin to draw closer and a flicker of hope and love is re-ignited."
- GenresAmish
100 pages, ebook
Published February 7, 2017
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Ruth Reid
25 books373 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
Ruth Reid is a CBA and ECPA best-selling author of the Heaven on Earth series. She's a full-time pharmacist who resides in Florida with her husband and three children.
Ruth Reid is a CBA and ECPA best-selling author of the Heaven on Earth series. She's a full-time pharmacist who resides in Florida with her husband and three children.
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July 17, 2019
slightly anticlimatic - the change in the couple's relationship seemed rather abrupt. Read another one of her books which was better.
July 27, 2025
July 20, 2025
Well, it's a book...
A Cup Half Full left me disappointed. Home Sweet Home was enjoyable except when it engaged in such shenanigans that it fell into my "seeing red" bookshelf. This book was a very depressing disappointment. Noreen barely had a personality, and Thomas was just a block of stone for most of the story.
I don't understand why Thomas and Noreen drifted apart in the first place. That was barely ever explained. Despite their hardships in the beginning, they seemed to be standing on a solid foundation. They drifted apart and struggled in their marriage for fifteen years because... reasons. Who knows why. And the same reasoning can be applied to why they fell back in love. The plot dictated that they fall in love again, so they do without much rhyme or reason.
Having your home/property be vandalized with the blood of your baby piglets, plus being robbed of a lot of your possessions, should be traumatizing and absolutely terrifying, but Noreen and Thomas and the rest of the community kinda wave it off as "Oh no, what a tragedy, we'll pitch in to help you as much as we can" as though it were a regular old accident. Everyone continues with their lives as though there weren't robbers and vandalizers on the loose who painted vulgar words on your barn walls with the BLOOD OF BABY PIGS. Why is everyone so nonchalant about this as though it were an accident and not an intentional, targeted attack?!
The book ended very abruptly. I have never heard of hitching up some horses to any house, even a little one, and dragging it down the road to put it in a new spot. And no, the "daadi haus" isn't a house trailer; it's an actual house. Thomas was concerned about loading too much onto his horse cart, yet the community hitches some horses on the little house and they drag it right down the road. Okay then. Once the house is on the property, Noreen tells Thomas that she's pregnant, and that's the end of the book. It's very, very abrupt. This story could easily be a hundred pages longer.
Eh.
Well, it's a book...
A Cup Half Full left me disappointed. Home Sweet Home was enjoyable except when it engaged in such shenanigans that it fell into my "seeing red" bookshelf. This book was a very depressing disappointment. Noreen barely had a personality, and Thomas was just a block of stone for most of the story.
I don't understand why Thomas and Noreen drifted apart in the first place. That was barely ever explained. Despite their hardships in the beginning, they seemed to be standing on a solid foundation. They drifted apart and struggled in their marriage for fifteen years because... reasons. Who knows why. And the same reasoning can be applied to why they fell back in love. The plot dictated that they fall in love again, so they do without much rhyme or reason.
Having your home/property be vandalized with the blood of your baby piglets, plus being robbed of a lot of your possessions, should be traumatizing and absolutely terrifying, but Noreen and Thomas and the rest of the community kinda wave it off as "Oh no, what a tragedy, we'll pitch in to help you as much as we can" as though it were a regular old accident. Everyone continues with their lives as though there weren't robbers and vandalizers on the loose who painted vulgar words on your barn walls with the BLOOD OF BABY PIGS. Why is everyone so nonchalant about this as though it were an accident and not an intentional, targeted attack?!
The book ended very abruptly. I have never heard of hitching up some horses to any house, even a little one, and dragging it down the road to put it in a new spot. And no, the "daadi haus" isn't a house trailer; it's an actual house. Thomas was concerned about loading too much onto his horse cart, yet the community hitches some horses on the little house and they drag it right down the road. Okay then. Once the house is on the property, Noreen tells Thomas that she's pregnant, and that's the end of the book. It's very, very abrupt. This story could easily be a hundred pages longer.
Eh.
August 9, 2025
It seems that in the last six or eight months I am being drawn more to Amish fiction. Maybe it's because our world is in such a mess. They are always wonderful stories that remind you that prayer is essential and that sometimes it is darkest before the dawn.
October 7, 2025
I absolutely loved this story! It is a fantastic read!
March 26, 2017
A Flicker of Hope is a novella written by Ruth Reid and it is set in Upper Michigan. I have read other books by this author that was set in Upper Michigan and loved them all. It was the same with this one. I love the characters that she chose for this book they are very likeable.
When a fire breaks out in the home of Noreen and Thomas King it was devastating for them. They have been having marriage difficulties and were trying to set those right. Now Noreen has just about lost all hope to repair their marriage. When the next tragedy occurs it is just about Noreen's undoing. Can Noreen and Thomas save their marriage by reaching out to God thru prayer? Will Noreen be able to forgive Thomas for all the Secrets he has kept?
I was not given a complimentary copy of this book to read and review. All opinions and statements are strictly my own. I have rated this book with five stars for a wonderful novella to add to the book. I highly recommend this book to all those who love the Amish genre and believe in second chances.
Congratulations to Ruth Reid on another wonderful story that kept me turning pages and extending my reading time. I really enjoyed this novella.
When a fire breaks out in the home of Noreen and Thomas King it was devastating for them. They have been having marriage difficulties and were trying to set those right. Now Noreen has just about lost all hope to repair their marriage. When the next tragedy occurs it is just about Noreen's undoing. Can Noreen and Thomas save their marriage by reaching out to God thru prayer? Will Noreen be able to forgive Thomas for all the Secrets he has kept?
I was not given a complimentary copy of this book to read and review. All opinions and statements are strictly my own. I have rated this book with five stars for a wonderful novella to add to the book. I highly recommend this book to all those who love the Amish genre and believe in second chances.
Congratulations to Ruth Reid on another wonderful story that kept me turning pages and extending my reading time. I really enjoyed this novella.
May 1, 2017
Thomas and Noreen King have been married for fifteen years. Their marriage, begun happily, has crumbled to the point of near nonexistence. Trials and hardship have torn them apart. And, now their home has been destroyed. What will happen to them as a couple and as people? Can their love for one another be rekindled?
This story is told in alternating past and present sequence. These characters are weighed down by the hardships life can sometimes throw at us, yet they are strong people. I think I liked them more because neither is perfect.
This story is told in alternating past and present sequence. These characters are weighed down by the hardships life can sometimes throw at us, yet they are strong people. I think I liked them more because neither is perfect.
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