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    Summer Snow
    Beneath the Night Tree
    After the Leaves Fall
    Audiobook series3 titles

    Threads of Change Series

    Written by Nicole Baart

    Narrated by Johanna Parker

    3.5/5

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    About this series

    Christy Award nominee Nicole Baart delivers "this beautifully written, heartwarming" (Library Journal) tale. Living in a cozy Iowa farmhouse with her kindly grandmother, 24-year-old Julia Desmit struggles to support her five-year-old son and 10-year-old halfbrother. Though her boyfriend is away at medical school, Julia harbors hope for a better life. And then the man who abandoned her six years ago rocks her happy world with one question: "Do I have a son?" "[Baart] tells a poignant and gripping story."-Publishers Weekly
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateMar 14, 2008
    Summer Snow
    Beneath the Night Tree
    After the Leaves Fall

    Titles in the series (3)

    • 1

      After the Leaves Fall
      After the Leaves Fall

      After the Leaves Fall

      Nicole Baart
      3/5 - 9 ratings
      3/5 - 9 ratings

      Nicole Baart has received critical acclaim for her beautifully written debut novel. In this compelling coming-of-age story, Julia DeSmit endures the painful depths of love and loss and enjoys the comforting glimmers of faith and hope. Trying to redefine herself, Julia attends a nearby university. But when she returns home for Thanksgiving, unexpected events leave her vulnerable. Soon a sobering reality carries her through an Iowa blizzard-to begin a life she never planned.

      Nicole Baart has received critical acclaim for her beautifully written debut novel. In this compelling coming-of-age story, Julia DeSmit endures the painful depths of love and loss and enjoys the comforting glimmers of faith and hope. Trying to redefine herself, Julia attends a nearby university. But when she returns home for Thanksgiving, unexpected events leave her vulnerable. Soon a sobering reality carries her through an Iowa blizzard-to begin a life she never planned.

    • 2

      Summer Snow
      Summer Snow

      Summer Snow

      Nicole Baart
      4/5 - 5 ratings
      4/5 - 5 ratings

      In the sequel to Nicole Baart's literary gem After the Leaves Fall, pregnant Julia DeSmit returns to her grandmother's home to begin a new life in small-town Iowa. But she's thrown off track when her long-lost mom shows up one frosty night-after 10 years. And yet as Julia herself faces what her mother experienced decades earlier, her comprehension of God's grace begins to trigger an unexpected change.

      In the sequel to Nicole Baart's literary gem After the Leaves Fall, pregnant Julia DeSmit returns to her grandmother's home to begin a new life in small-town Iowa. But she's thrown off track when her long-lost mom shows up one frosty night-after 10 years. And yet as Julia herself faces what her mother experienced decades earlier, her comprehension of God's grace begins to trigger an unexpected change.

    • 3

      Beneath the Night Tree
      Beneath the Night Tree

      Beneath the Night Tree

      Nicole Baart
      4/5 - 8 ratings
      4/5 - 8 ratings

      Christy Award nominee Nicole Baart delivers "this beautifully written, heartwarming" (Library Journal) tale. Living in a cozy Iowa farmhouse with her kindly grandmother, 24-year-old Julia Desmit struggles to support her five-year-old son and 10-year-old halfbrother. Though her boyfriend is away at medical school, Julia harbors hope for a better life. And then the man who abandoned her six years ago rocks her happy world with one question: "Do I have a son?" "[Baart] tells a poignant and gripping story."-Publishers Weekly

      Christy Award nominee Nicole Baart delivers "this beautifully written, heartwarming" (Library Journal) tale. Living in a cozy Iowa farmhouse with her kindly grandmother, 24-year-old Julia Desmit struggles to support her five-year-old son and 10-year-old halfbrother. Though her boyfriend is away at medical school, Julia harbors hope for a better life. And then the man who abandoned her six years ago rocks her happy world with one question: "Do I have a son?" "[Baart] tells a poignant and gripping story."-Publishers Weekly

    Author

    Nicole Baart

    Nicole Baart is the author of eleven novels, including Everything We Didn’t Say and The Long Way Back. The cofounder of a nonprofit and mother of five, she lives in Iowa with her family. Learn more at NicoleBaart.com.

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      This was an amazing series Nicole Bart is terrific. Johanna Parks was an outstanding character. She definitely delivers a story to capture and captivate audiences. Or at least me.