Forevermore
by Cathy Marie Hake
Hope Ladley drifts about the Texas farmlands like a dandelion “wishieâ€â€”helping out wherever she’s needed, then moving on to the next place God sends her. But when she and her mule, Hattie, stop at the Stauffer farm, Hope’s life takes on a drastic change. This time her heart gets tangled up as hopelessly as does her tongue on the endless string of quips she constantly misquotes (with strangely accurate results).
Jakob Stauffer farms his land while sheltering an abused sister, raising an adorable little girl with a big fear of the dark, and grieving his deceased wife. Hope’s arrival creates seemingly chaotic changes in his lifestyle, while somehow smoothing out the rough spots and righting all the wrongs in his world. By the time she fulfills her “pact†with him, he’s far from ready to let her drift out of his life.
It’s been a long while since I so thoroughly enjoyed a book. Cathy Marie Hake paints characters so real they nearly walk off the page. Hope Ladley, with her uneducated speech and wise heart, is genuinely funny, relentlessly loveable, and completely unforgettable. Forevermore is one of those wonderful stories you hate to see come to an end.
Definitely one for the keeper shelf!
Reviewed by Delia Latham
Author: Goldeneyes
www.delialatham.com
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