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Between Worlds 8: A Father's Journey
Sometimes a parent’s love, even when deeply desired, can become overwhelming.
That does it, Juliana vows. It's Operation How to Train Your Father, full speed ahead. After years of making do with texts and phone calls while Dad was driving his transport truck for days—sometimes weeks—at a time, Juliana thought she would love having him home. Except that he wants her to wear shorts down to her ankles and study 30 hours a day! When a family secret derails her plans, Juliana discovers there’s more to her father than she ever imagined. To stay calm, Juliana turns to her favourite source of comfort, her great-grandmother’s sketchbook.
Elisabeth is breaking with tradition by cutting her bangs for the first time when she hears the good Tata will be returning early from America! Desperate to convince him to never leave again, she decides to put on the best welcome-home celebration ever. There’s only one she’s never planned a celebration by herself before. Luckily, she has time to practise and prepare before the big day. But when a family crisis strikes, Elisabeth may need to stop her plans for the sake of keeping her family together.
As both Juliana and Elisabeth struggle with their previously distant fathers suddenly becoming a part of their lives, both girls must learn what love, family, and fatherhood are truly about.
A Father's Journey is the eighth book in Lori Wolf-Heffner's contemporary/historical series, Between Worlds. For those who love history, the arts, and family ties, pick up a copy of A Father's Journey and enjoy a story that crosses generations.
That does it, Juliana vows. It's Operation How to Train Your Father, full speed ahead. After years of making do with texts and phone calls while Dad was driving his transport truck for days—sometimes weeks—at a time, Juliana thought she would love having him home. Except that he wants her to wear shorts down to her ankles and study 30 hours a day! When a family secret derails her plans, Juliana discovers there’s more to her father than she ever imagined. To stay calm, Juliana turns to her favourite source of comfort, her great-grandmother’s sketchbook.
Elisabeth is breaking with tradition by cutting her bangs for the first time when she hears the good Tata will be returning early from America! Desperate to convince him to never leave again, she decides to put on the best welcome-home celebration ever. There’s only one she’s never planned a celebration by herself before. Luckily, she has time to practise and prepare before the big day. But when a family crisis strikes, Elisabeth may need to stop her plans for the sake of keeping her family together.
As both Juliana and Elisabeth struggle with their previously distant fathers suddenly becoming a part of their lives, both girls must learn what love, family, and fatherhood are truly about.
A Father's Journey is the eighth book in Lori Wolf-Heffner's contemporary/historical series, Between Worlds. For those who love history, the arts, and family ties, pick up a copy of A Father's Journey and enjoy a story that crosses generations.
250 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 18, 2021
About the author
Lori Wolf-Heffner
28 books34 followersLori Wolf-Heffner is the author of the young adult series Between Worlds and the sweet romance series Love on Belmont. She was an inaugural member of the Canadian National Tap Team, wrote and submitted a Star Trek novel in her teens (it was rejected—she needed an agent), and spent one day twice in Luxembourg and 15 minutes once in Switzerland. She can still do cartwheels.
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March 27, 2023
The latest installment in the Between Worlds series did not disappoint. It definitely shows the advancement in the author’s writing and in utilizing factual information about the Kitchener-Waterloo area where the story takes place. Particularly appealing was the appearance of Claire and her tea shop from the author’s series for adults, Love on Belmont.
Each time I read one of these books in the series I find I want to keep reading in one sitting. It is so compelling the stories of both Julianna and Elisabeth that I don’t want to stop until I find out what happened to each one.
This particular book does answer many questions for many of the characters that I had, but I look forward to when the final installment is released and we learn (hopefully!) that Elisabeth does in fact begin a courtship with her preferred beau.
An excellent read for both adults and young readers alike.
Each time I read one of these books in the series I find I want to keep reading in one sitting. It is so compelling the stories of both Julianna and Elisabeth that I don’t want to stop until I find out what happened to each one.
This particular book does answer many questions for many of the characters that I had, but I look forward to when the final installment is released and we learn (hopefully!) that Elisabeth does in fact begin a courtship with her preferred beau.
An excellent read for both adults and young readers alike.
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