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    Strangers to Grace
    Strangers to Grace
    Strangers to Grace
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    Strangers to Grace

    By Sharon Turner

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    Three total strangers – an escaped convict, an abused woman running from the men in her past, and a fiercely independent, homeless orphan with a great deal of baggage – agree to travel together as a family for one day to elude authorities. But Christmas Day 1861, finds them huddled together and snowbound in an abandoned shack at the end of the line in the hills of Western Virginia, instead of a city with lots of room to get lost in the crowd as expected. When they are discovered by a well-meaning neighbor, their temporary “family” instantly becomes a very visible part of a rural Christian community. Can the convict, who wants only his freedom, the lady, who thinks she wants nothing to do with men, marriage, or church, and the headstrong orphan who has made it this far without adults ordering her around, manage to behave until spring thaw, in a manner that will convince their neighbors they are truly a family? Will they be recognized as the impostors they are? Or will love make all the difference?

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    PublisherSharon Turner
    Release dateDec 16, 2014
    ISBN9781311315359
    Strangers to Grace
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    Sharon Turner

    Sharon Turner is a native West Virginian who has a deep love for the beauty and history of the state, a deep respect for the wisdom of the mountain people, and a profound love for God that colors her world, and everything she writes.She was raised singing shaped notes at her church and at home, and only converted to the round note system used today, when she went to what was then Fairmont State College, where she received a degree in Music Education. She also has a Masters in Communications from West Virginia University.She and her husband now live in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia and have two children, four Grandchildren, and rescue small dogs.Story telling is a large part of West Virginia culture, and Sharon is a direct descendant of several winners of local Liars Contests, where many men, women, and children compete by telling the biggest tall tale they can manage. But story telling is not only used as entertainment, it also provides a living history of their past. Many of the stories she will be using in this series, are ones told by people living in her county, who remember the stories handed down from generation to generation, about actual events that occurred during the Civil War.Many descendants of those who fought in Calhoun County, are involved in the annual reenactment of those events, and represent their ancestors who fought there.It is her hope that she can give the world a better view of the rich cultures that exist in West Virginia, as well as insight into God's deep and non-judgmental love He has for us, His children.

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