IN PLACES HIDDEN by TRACIE PETERSON takes place in San Francisco in 1905. I particularly enjoy this Author as she writes really good stories filled with biblical truth. Her characters are real and in many ways we can relate to them.Caleb Coulter is a lawyer who seems to have upset the wrong people by looking into corruption in the city! He has disappeared and no one knows what has happened to him. Is he still alive? Has he been "shanghaied" and forced to work on the ships? His parents are sick with worry and send his sister, Camri, who is devoted to her brother, to San Francisco to look for him. She meets two young ladies on her travels who become dear friends, even though they are very different in outlook and situation. Judith is looking for her aunt and Kenzie is getting over being jilted at the altar.
The Author touches on matters such as class distinction, discrimination against the Chinese, Jews and Irish, and poverty in general. A lot of things that are hidden are uncovered.
We see Camrianne Coulter, to start with, as a bit of a snob. She is a strong proponent of women's rights and the importance of education, especially for women. She feels women should be self-sufficient. Her friendship with Judith and Kenzie, Patrick and his sister Ophelia, opens her eyes to see how proud and opinionated she has become. She has never really had close friends before, never realizing she needed them, and recognizes that these down to earth people have a very wide practical education which did not come from books! As the story unfolds, we see her turn more and more to the Lord, trusting in Him rather than in her own strength. We also see how the Lord can bring good out of even the most desperate situations and how He answers prayer.
It is an exciting read with a good Christian message.
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