Katie Ganshert
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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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"An intense novel of loss, betrayal, and rising to face the ashes, Christy Award-winner Katie Ganshert's powerful contemporary fiction reminds readers that there's always a chance at new life and love ... It could have been me. Snow whirls around an elevated train platform in Chicago. A distracted woman boards the train, takes her seat, and moments later a fiery explosion rips through the frigid air, tearing the car apart in a horrific attack on the...
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Language
English
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Description
"Challenging perceptions of discrimination and prejudice, this emotionally resonant drama for readers of Lisa Wingate and Jodi Picoult explores three different women navigating challenges in a changing school district--and in their lives. When an impoverished school district loses its accreditation and the affluent community of Crystal Ridge has no choice but to open their school doors, the lives of three very different women converge: Camille Gray--the...
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Series
Publisher
Waterbrook Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"A three-year old son and fading memories are all Robin Price has left of her late husband. As the proud owner of Willow Tree Café in small town Peaks, Iowa, she pours her heart into every muffin she bakes and espresso she pulls, thankful for the sense of purpose and community the work provides. So when developer Ian McKay shows up in Peaks with plans to build condos where her café and a vital town ministry are located, she isn't about to let go...
Author
Series
Publisher
WaterBrook Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"A young architect at a prestigious Chicago firm, Bethany Quinn has built a life far removed from her trailer park teen years. Until an interruption from her estranged mother reveals that tragedy has struck in her hometown and a reluctant Bethany is called back to rural Iowa. Determined to pay her respects while avoiding any emotional entanglements, she vows not to stay long. But the unexpected inheritance of farmland and a startling turn of events...
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
New in town, September bride Annie does a historical wedding reenactment with the local deputy and the make-believe nuptials give way to real-life emotions. Only October bride Emma and Jake know the true reason they're getting married: so Emma's dying father can walk her down the aisle. And, tired of romantic relationships by text, November bride Sadie puts a 21st-century twist on the Sadie Hawkins tradition.