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Blue Ridge Legacy #2
Highland Mercies
Buried Deep in the Blue Ridge Soil Are the Roots of Strife—and the Seeds of Peace
In this suspenseful sequel to Highland Hopes, Abigail Porter Waterbury faces the challenges of motherhood in the midst of the Depression while reeling from the economic adversity that has brought her husband's law practice to collapse.
Abby's brother, Daniel Porter, is besieged by the mistakes of his past and the passing on of those closest to him. Somehow he must confront his own demons or risk drowning them in drink and regret.
As both Abby and Daniel watch each of their sons head off to war following Pearl Harbor, the feud between the Porters and the Clacks heats up. Someone must attempt to heal the "bad blood" between them. But the outcome is far from certain.
Folklorist Parker takes readers back to the Blue Ridge Mountains of half a century ago, rendering up a portrait of a distinctive era through the lives of hard-to-forget characters.
In this suspenseful sequel to Highland Hopes, Abigail Porter Waterbury faces the challenges of motherhood in the midst of the Depression while reeling from the economic adversity that has brought her husband's law practice to collapse.
Abby's brother, Daniel Porter, is besieged by the mistakes of his past and the passing on of those closest to him. Somehow he must confront his own demons or risk drowning them in drink and regret.
As both Abby and Daniel watch each of their sons head off to war following Pearl Harbor, the feud between the Porters and the Clacks heats up. Someone must attempt to heal the "bad blood" between them. But the outcome is far from certain.
Folklorist Parker takes readers back to the Blue Ridge Mountains of half a century ago, rendering up a portrait of a distinctive era through the lives of hard-to-forget characters.
391 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2002
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About the author
Gary E. Parker
31 books18 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
The only current Southern Baptist pastor to have written 11 novels, 4 novellas and 4 non-fiction books in the last twelve years, prolific best-selling author Gary E. Parker has combined his love of history and the Civil War era to pen his latest historical novel, Secret Tides.
The first novel from Southern Tides (Parker’s latest trilogy of sweeping family sagas), Secret Tides paints a true and compelling portrait of love and forgiveness in a stunningly authentic historical setting.
Selected as a Crossing Book Club featured fiction writer and named a Christy Award finalist for his previous historical series writing, Parker has seen his novels soar up the best-seller charts.
As a boy, long before he became a Christian, Parker read The Robe. That book became an early whisper of the Spirit in his life, driving his interest in spiritual things along with a love for writing. Within a couple of weeks after conversion at 18 years old, Parker felt called to Christian ministry, receiving his Master of Divinity and later his Ph.D. in historical theology from Baylor University.
Referring to his fictional writing as “faith-informed fiction,” Parker feels that his writing makes him a better preacher, and preaching a sermon regularly makes him a better writer. His goal is to tell a quality story and let the message come through the story and character development naturally, rather than trying to make some theological point.
Parker and his wife, Melody reside in Decatur, Georgia with their two teenage daughters. He is Sr. pastor of the First Baptist Church of Decatur, and a frequent conference speaker at seminaries, university campuses, national conventions and convocations. He’s a regular contributor to national Christian publications, and is currently writing Fateful Journey, the second book in the Southern Tides trilogy, along with four new novellas. In his spare time, he enjoys distance biking, golfing, and reading.
The only current Southern Baptist pastor to have written 11 novels, 4 novellas and 4 non-fiction books in the last twelve years, prolific best-selling author Gary E. Parker has combined his love of history and the Civil War era to pen his latest historical novel, Secret Tides.
The first novel from Southern Tides (Parker’s latest trilogy of sweeping family sagas), Secret Tides paints a true and compelling portrait of love and forgiveness in a stunningly authentic historical setting.
Selected as a Crossing Book Club featured fiction writer and named a Christy Award finalist for his previous historical series writing, Parker has seen his novels soar up the best-seller charts.
As a boy, long before he became a Christian, Parker read The Robe. That book became an early whisper of the Spirit in his life, driving his interest in spiritual things along with a love for writing. Within a couple of weeks after conversion at 18 years old, Parker felt called to Christian ministry, receiving his Master of Divinity and later his Ph.D. in historical theology from Baylor University.
Referring to his fictional writing as “faith-informed fiction,” Parker feels that his writing makes him a better preacher, and preaching a sermon regularly makes him a better writer. His goal is to tell a quality story and let the message come through the story and character development naturally, rather than trying to make some theological point.
Parker and his wife, Melody reside in Decatur, Georgia with their two teenage daughters. He is Sr. pastor of the First Baptist Church of Decatur, and a frequent conference speaker at seminaries, university campuses, national conventions and convocations. He’s a regular contributor to national Christian publications, and is currently writing Fateful Journey, the second book in the Southern Tides trilogy, along with four new novellas. In his spare time, he enjoys distance biking, golfing, and reading.
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October 9, 2018
I enjoyed this book although a bit long because I hag a hard time getting into it. The end was thrilling. Just one more book of this collection and I'll have it read all. I'm glad I find it at our church
September 15, 2014
I found myself quite frustrated with Daniel's struggle of faith and it was hard to put the book down because I had to see if he got through it or not. So realistic and at times discouraging, such as life! Onto the next one, once I find it!
July 12, 2013
Liked the plot a lot, until the end. I thought it was unrealistic, and wrong. Not sure if I'll read the last one or not.
August 31, 2016
The continuation of the saga of the Prter family picks up the pace in this novel set in Appalachia
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