- Hardcover: 142 pages
- Publisher: Revell (April 15 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0800718542
- ISBN-13: 978-0800718541
- Product Dimensions: 19.9 x 13.6 x 1.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 263 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #838,747 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
RITA and Christy award–winning novelist Hatcher, who has penned 40 works of fiction, kicks off her new four-book Hart's Crossing series with this disappointing first installment. High-powered journalist Angie Hunter reluctantly returns to her Idaho smalltown home to care for her mother, Francine, as she recovers from knee surgery. Francine had "fallen in love with Jesus" at age 44 and driven Angie away from Christianity and, finally, from Francine herself. CBA readers will have a sense of deja vu as Angie gradually comes to see the value of her small town, finds a potential love interest and overcomes her strained relationship with her mother. Other characters are briefly introduced, including women in a quilter's group. The dialogue can be banal ("You've always made the best coffee...." "Thank you dear, but there's really no secret to it. I just follow the directions on the coffeemaker"). The faith that is presented comes across as preachy rather than inviting further investigation. Some readers will disagree with Hatcher's views about God's will ("While there's [sic] lots of good things I can do, not all of them are part of God's plan for me. I'm trying to discern what those plans are"). Many of the characters' names closely resemble those of fellow Christian novelists (Patti Bedford for novelist Patricia Bedford, Lyssa Sampson for Church Ladies author Lisa Samson, Angie Hunter for Angela Hunt, etc.), perhaps an insider joke that falls flat. Hatcher is a better novelist than this book indicates, and one hopes the second installment will be an improvement.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Heartwarming,
By A Customer
This review is from: Legacy Lane #1 (Hardcover)
This novella is a classic Robin Lee Hatcher story. The characters quickly become your friends. You want to linger with them, and you care about their futures. I am eagerly looking forward to reading more about the citizens of Hart's Crossing.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Legacy Lane - Wish I lived there!,
By Tamera Alexander "Tamera" (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Legacy Lane #1 (Hardcover)
Legacy Lane is a heartwarming story about returning home. It explores the struggles that come with returning to a once familiar place, all while feeling as though you're a stranger to what you once knew. The mother daughter relationship portrayed in the story sparks with realism and wit, and the thread of romance gently woven through keeps you turning the pages. I also loved the names of the characters! Wonderfully creative! A GREAT gift for a mother, daughter or sister -- or for anyone in need of finding their way back home again.
3.0 out of 5 stars
A sweet, fast read...,
By Huntress Reviews (United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Legacy Lane #1 (Hardcover)
Angie never wanted to spend more than a few days at home in the small town where she grew up. She thought hiring a nurse to care for her invalid mother after surgery would suffice, but a trick of fate changes her plans. Passed over for a promotion she busted her butt to earn, she quits and heads back to do the nursing herself, never imagining it would be she who would be healed. Angie's return answers her mothers prayers and brings the older woman hope that she'll be able to help save her wayward child's soul. Angie might be resistant, but prayers and love are a tough combination to fight. *** Legacy Lane is a sweet, affirming, and fast read. It will give hope to anyone who has had a tough evangelism nut to crack. Ms Hatcher has succeeded in transitioning from secular to Christian writing without watering down her story. *** Amanda Killgore for Huntress Reviews.
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