Title: Angel of the
Cove
Author: Sandra
Robbins
Pages: 304
Year: 2012
Publisher: Harvest
House Publishers
Note: I received a
complimentary copy for an honest review of this book. The opinions shared in this review are solely
my responsibility. Other reviews can be
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Anna
has plans, plans made since she was a little girl and now she is wondering if
she will ever get to see them come to fruition.
Anna’s father is no longer living, but he has left money behind that is
to go to Anna so she can go to nursing school in New York. Her older brother, Robert, now the head of
the family, wants her to become a married woman instead. Anna is a determined woman who doesn’t want
to let her father down by not going to school, becoming a nurse, and working at
a major hospital in the city. Any threat
to that dream of Anna’s is bound to meet with fierce resistance. No person or thing is going to change her
mind, or is there?
Her uncle
is a doctor in a cove. He sends an invitation
to Anna to come and visit for the summer, learning the ways of being a
midwife. Granny uses all sorts of herbs
and medicines as she was taught by her mother, who was a midwife and country
nurse before her. Anna is there in the
cove to gain experience and knowledge before heading off to school. Anna learns more than she bargains for, more
in many other avenues besides medicine.
Simon is
the cove’s preacher. He grew up in the
area, but left to go to school. Before
being able to complete his education, he has to return to the cove. Does he ever finish his education? Granny shares her home, life, and history
with Anna. Every opportunity the two of
them have together, Anna takes out her notebook and writes down what Granny
teaches her, including how to make some herbal treatments from what grows in
the area.
Granny
has lived alone a long time before Anna comes to the area. Now she feels like Anna is her own daughter. Soon Granny’s experiences bring about her
sharing her own personal heartache. What is it that binds these two women
together? Simon and Granny have a
friendship before Anna comes to the cove. Will Anna befriend Simon? Can Simon be around Anna and give her time to
let the cove and its people grow on her?
Reading
about the cove area and how the characters all help each other when there is a
need, is a refreshing story. Also, the
characters in Angel of the Cove have trials and troubles. There are some who wouldn’t believe in Jesus
and others who did. This is very
enjoyable reading.
My rating is 4 stars.
