Review: A Story full of hope and love!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 9, 2010
Shawna Williams does a great job in revealing the imperfect system in place for the orphans in the early 1930's in her book, "Orphaned Hearts". Love and concern radiate from Sadie Miller as Caleb's temporary foster mother and from Reverend David Langley as both try to find a way to keep Caleb from returning to the cold and harsh orphanage.I think readers will enjoy how Shawna weaves an important and meaningful message throughout the book. She makes us feel the pain from each orphaned heart of the three main characters. From the beautiful and outspoken Sadie, we know that sadness pours from her soul at losing her fiancé many years before when he never returned from the war. Her heart feels love again for Pastor David. But she's afraid God might mean for her to never marry. Then there's the devoted minister always shielding and loving his flock but not loving himself enough. He keeps his neck, shoulders, and body completely covered so no one will learn his secret. He's good at keeping a wall around his heart to prevent rejection even though he'd love to marry and have a family.  Caleb's orphaned heart is young and resilient but he's still fragile from past hurtful memories.I absolutely loved "Orphaned Hearts" and highly recommend it to everyone to read. Shawna's details about the setting and the time period made me feel like I was right there living through each moment of the lives of Sadie and David as they realize their strong feelings for each other, but feel uncertainty about their developing relationship. The ending shows how God's love will always work through tragic situations and give exactly what each Christian needs in life.