num_pages: 400
description: Plain and dutiful, Sophia Hess has lived most of her life without ever knowing genuine love. Her professor husband had married her for the convenience of having a typist for his scholarly papers. The discovery of a dark secret opens her eyes to the truth about her marriage and her husband. Eventually nephew Patrick and his wife, Rachel, take Sophia into their home, and she observes from a careful distance their earnest faith and the simple gifts of kindness they generously bestow upon her and others-this in spite of an unthinkable tragedy they've suffered. Dare she unlock the door behind which she stalwartly conceals her broken heart? An insightful and moving portrayal of the transforming power of love
language: English
title: Winter Birds
titlecomplete: Winter Birds
genres: Fiction, Christian Fiction, Christian, Contemporary
ratings_count: 546
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Christy Award
category: Contemporary Standalone
publisher: Bethany House