num_pages: 384
description: A storied castle. A band of rebels. And a nation chasing the centuries-old dream of freedom . . . What legacy will they leave behind?When Laine Forrester travels to France to attend her longtime friend's vineyard wedding she expects to find a bride on the brink of a fairy-tale life. But after a series of unforeseen setbacks--a devastating diagnosis a castle restoration put on hold and the emergence of deep-seated family dynamics that threaten to derail the new couple's fledgling marriage--it seems the storybook life Laine had imagined for her friend--and once for herself--is suddenly crumbling before her eyes.With hopes of resurrecting a happy ending for one of them Laine throws support behind her friend and agrees to accompany the couple to the groom's family home in Ireland where the merging of a mysterious inheritance long-buried wounds and a fractured family set out to upend the trip from the start. It's in the unlikely corners of a historic Dublin pub and across the wide-open moors bordering Ireland's majestic Wicklow Mountains that Laine is slowly drawn in by the land and the people sparking hope for something she never imagined possible: the courage to heal. But with secrets of her own--and a heart afraid to trust again--Laine must determine how much she's willing to risk in mending the broken places within herself and whether she believes that even through the depths of our pain a beautiful story can emerge.Set in three time-periods--the revolutionary era of the late eighteenth century Ireland's turbulent Easter week of the 1916 Rising and present day--Castle on the Rise weaves a story of legacy conviction and redemption against the backdrop of Dublin's storied streets and the stretch of Ireland's stunning emerald shores. It raises the question: given the choice between the fairy tale or a life of truly anchored faith--which legacy would you choose?
language: English
title: Castle on the Rise
publisher: Thomas Nelson