Angel Sister: A Novel
Little does young Kate Merritt realize that bringing home the half-starved five-year-old abandoned on the steps of her grandfather Reece�s church will set in motion a chain of events destined to reveal long-buried secrets in the town of Rosey Corner, Kentucky. Kate is Victor and Nadine�s middle child, a caretaker by nature with a tremendous sense of responsibility and a sunny, energetic nature. Little Lorena Birdsong captures her heart when she inquires whether Kate is the angel sent by her Mommy to bring food. Troubled by her father�s drinking after recurrent war-related PTSD nightmares and her mother�s emotional withdrawal, Kate is capably portrayed on the cusp of adolescence, as still very much a child in some ways, even while shouldering an adult role in keeping the family together. Gabhart�s newest Christian historical novel acutely evokes Victor and Nadine�s early years, culminating with his military service in the trenches of France during 1917-18, and their daughter Kate�s crisis of faith during the summer of 1936. --Lynne Welch