"Abandoned at birth, her own origins a mystery, historical museum curator Sloane Kelley has dedicated her life to preserving Wichita's past. When a donor drops off a dusty old satchel, she doesn't expect much from the common artifact...but the 19th-century diary she finds inside definitely piques her interest. Garrett Anderson is eager to clean out his grandmother's historic but tumbledown farmhouse before selling it to fund her medical care. In the face of her advancing Alzheimer's, he can't afford to be sentimental about ...
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"Abandoned at birth, her own origins a mystery, historical museum curator Sloane Kelley has dedicated her life to preserving Wichita's past. When a donor drops off a dusty old satchel, she doesn't expect much from the common artifact...but the 19th-century diary she finds inside definitely piques her interest. Garrett Anderson is eager to clean out his grandmother's historic but tumbledown farmhouse before selling it to fund her medical care. In the face of her advancing Alzheimer's, he can't afford to be sentimental about the old family home. But his carefully-ordered plan runs up against two formidable obstacles: Sloane, who's fallen in love with both the diaries and the house, and his own heart, which is irresistibly drawn to Sloane. A century and a half earlier, Annabelle Collins's widowed father leaves her in the care of her aunt and uncle to embark on the adventure of a lifetime: settling the prairies of Sedgwick County, Kansas. The diaries she left behind paint a portrait of life, loss, and love-and a God who faithfully carries her through it all. Paging through the diaries together takes Sloane and Garrett on a journey they never could have planned for...a journey that will change them both in ways they never imagined"--
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When the chips are down family means everything...
I picked Roots Of Wood And Stone for two reasons. The first was that it's a split time story, and the second is those three little words that describe the heroine's job, 'historical museum curator'. That's all it took. Amanda Wen had me completely intrigued.
I had a lot of random thoughts while I was reading Roots Of Wood And Stone, all of them good. The first came only a page or two in when the author perfectly describes the problems museum's face with old junk donations and the entire process of needing proper documentation before the item can even be considered for accessioning (acquisitions). Let me just tell you that I have experience with the entire process and it's exactly like it is in the book. Second was just how impressed I was by the author's writing skills, not everyone can manage a split time novel, and you'd never realize that this is Amanda Wen's debut novel. In the same vein, I loved how she handled the historical threads of the story, it's not all tea parties and lace petticoats. I also have to tell you how much I loved the characters! They are flawed, they make mistakes, they get hurt, but with faith and a little love they also persevere through difficult circumstances. You can't help falling for them all, historical and contemporary alike.
I absolutely enjoyed this first Sedgwick County Chronicles novel and I can tell you that I am eagerly anticipating the release of book two. Roots Of Wood And Stone was a great read and one I wouldn't hesitate to recommend. Once you've read Amanda Wen's debut you will be as impatient for more as I am....
(I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are entirely my own.)
Claudia
Jan 27, 2021
Outstanding Debut Novel
After reading Roots of Wood and Stone, I was surprised to learn that it was the author's debut novel. Wen writes with a strong voice that tells the contemporary story in this time split novel, while also breathing life into the historical story told through a lifetime of diaries. Roots of Wood and Stone deals with an adopted woman's desire to know more of her biological family's story, the difficulties of eldercare and the heartbreaking decisions that accompany that, and the need to both hold on and to let go in order to move forward. While I truly enjoyed both time frames, my heart connected most with the historical story. This novel is a wonderful addition to the growing number of choices of time split novels and shouldn't be missed.
I look forward to future books by Amanda Wen, and am grateful to have received a complimentary copy of her debut novel from Kregel Publications via NetGalley without obligation. All opinions expressed here are my own.
