A Winter Promise by Josie Riviera
In this story we find Clara and her spouse Nathan who live in town and she teaches at a school. Nathan is a carpenter who is very skilled with his hands. He can make things out of the wood, the wood speaks to him. It's like me with yarn the yarn speaks to me about what i wants me to make with it. I totally get this book. So love the terms as our son is a carpenter also and he is still learning but making a living at it to boot.
They have tried to have a baby but it's not in the cards. He loses his job at the family business and the store has to close. His brother Thomas is a woodworker also but he has children with his wife.
Nathan is giving up hope and his religion and Clara fears for the worse. Love how he meets th young boy and he taken him on rides to the sawmill and teaching him how to sand the wood. The child is excited. Love hearing of the charity the local townspeople give to others who are in need of it as the winter is long. Love the snow angel and the power it has over Nathan.
Others have noticed Clara clutching at her stomach from time to time and question her about it...
Love the ending and mostly hearing how he gets his religion back and the motivation to make items he can sell that advance his career and his skills.
Great story. Love mention of the snow image by Nathaniel Hawthorne in this book along with a copy of it here. Love hearing of the case in court in Boston as we had recently walked the city streets in November.
Received this review copy from the author and this is my honest opinion.
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