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Each Shining Hour

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Each Shining Hour

Contributors:

By (Author) Jeff High

ISBN:

9780451419279

Series Number:

2

Publisher:

Penguin Putnam Inc

Imprint:

New American Library

Publication Date:

1st April 2016

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Dewey:

813.6

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

432

Dimensions:

Width 139mm, Height 208mm, Spine 24mm

Weight:

361g

Description

When he comes to the aid of a woman at the grocery store, Luke is fascinated to learn she is Estelle Pillow, the cheery sister to his prickly housekeeper, Connie. Estelle wants to open a bakery in town-and Connie's disapproval of the venture stirs up a whirlwind of emotions between the siblings. Welcome to the timeless charms of small-town Watervalley, Tennessee-where young Dr. Luke Bradford is beginning to feel at home... When he comes to the aid of a woman at the grocery store, Luke is fascinated to learn she is Estelle Pillow, the cheery sister to his prickly housekeeper, Connie. Estelle wants to open a bakery in town-and Connie's disapproval of the venture stirs up a whirlwind of emotions between the siblings. But Luke's attention is soon diverted when he learns about a long-ago double murder.... During World War II, an unknown traveler arrived in town, and before the day was over, he and the local baker lay dead near the bandstand at the local lake. The incident has since been exaggerated into Watervalley lore-with the newcomer rumored to have been a German spy. As Luke pieces together exactly what happened, he realizes that the consequences of this event have rippled painfully into the lives of townsfolk he has come to know. As winter gives way to spring, Luke keeps busy at the medical clinic and enters a tentative, exhilarating romance. And when his support of Estelle's bakery collides with new revelations about the old murder, Luke witnesses the true power of reconciliation working in the hearts of those he holds dear-a revelation that will change his life. READERS GUIDE INCLUDED

Reviews

Praise for Each Shining Hour

Heart-warming, refreshing, and often amusing, this touching novel about a likable yet conflicted new doctor sent to a rural Tennessee town is a rare gem.New York Times bestselling author Karen White

A young doctor, marking time until he can leave a somnolent farm town for the bustle of a big city, finds more excitement in Watervalley than he bargained forEach Shining Hour kept me reading far into the night hours!New York Times bestselling author Ann B. Ross

Heartwarming and tender, Each Shining Hour is a bright and lovely story.Lynne Branard, author of The Art of Arranging Flowers

Praise for More Things in Heaven and Earth, the first Watervalley novel

[Jeff Highs] love of his native Tennessee and the human race shines from every page. Patrick Taylor, MD, New York Times Bestselling Author of the Irish Country Novels

The best of small-town Americanathis story warmed me, made me laugh, and then kept a smile on my face. Charles Martin, New York Times Bestselling Author of Unwritten and When Crickets Cry

One of the best books Ive read in yearsHigh has a gift for capturing the humor of small town life [of] the joy and richness of living where your family has sunk roots deep into the soil. As I read this novel, I fell in love with Watervalley and its citizens. Southern Literary Review

Author Bio

After growing up on a farm in rural Tennessee, Jeff High attained degrees in literature and nursing. He is the three-time winner, in fiction and poetry, of an annual writing contest held by Vanderbilt Medical Center. He lived in Nashville for many years, and throughout the country as a travel nurse, before returning to his original hometown, near where he now works as an operating room RN in open-heart surgery. He is the author of the first Watervalley Novel, More Things In Heaven and Earth.

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