BOOK BY: Susan Anne Mason
What a lovely story of perseverance and overcoming impossible obstacles.
Even though this is book two in the Redemptions Light series by Susan Anne Mason, I had absolutely no trouble reading this book as a standalone. There is one character that has a cameo from book one, and it was enough to whet my appetite for going back to read book one.
I love that this book is set in Canada and is written by a Canadian author. The author does an excellent job describing Toronto as it was in the 1940s, taking the reader on a tour of the city as it used to be. I could picture the streets and some of the places mentioned, which isn’t often this reader gets to do that!
The story focuses on The Children’s Aid Society during a time when foster and adopting families were scarce due to the war overseas. The war touches the lives of the characters in many different ways, though it isn’t the dominant feature of the story.
Jane Linder is hiding secrets while pursuing her career at the Toronto Aid Society. Garrett Wilder has been hired by the Board of Directors to ferret out the culprit behind the society’s financial woes. It’s a battle between Jane and Garrett to win the directorship job – an office romance ensues, and all the conflict that involves. A runaway child, a sudden appearance of someone Jane never wanted to see again, an accident that nearly claims Garrett’s life, and so much more keeps the reader engrossed until the very end.
I quite enjoyed some of the twists thrown into the middle of the story causing Garrett and Jane to both face a moral dilemma, but also challenges their faith in God and in each other. I liked how the characters were both grounded in their faith and that it wasn’t a coming back to God kind of story, but that their faith played an integral role in their lives.
There’s a loveable cast of characters that bring depth to the story.
A great read. I’m looking forward to the next book.
I received an ecopy from the publisher through NetGalley. All opinions expressed are my own.