HOPE’S ENDURING ECHO by KIM VOGEL SAWYER

Publication date 25/3/25

HOPE’S ENDURING ECHO by KIM VOGEL SAWYER is the  beautifully written story of the Ward family who live in a cabin on the outskirts of Canon City Colorado in 1915, whose job it is to check the wooden pipeline running next to the Arkensaw River. The story is sensitively told and the characters’ emotions are brilliantly analysed. The book’s title is very good, underlining the message of hope running through it. We see Jennie taking hold of her mother’s “echo of hope” as she faces her beloved father’s  physical and mental breakdown and mourns the man he used to be……

There are two things Jennie asks the Lord for. One is for Him to  heal her father and the other is for a friend.When Leo Day sees her walking the pipeline, brandishing what looks like a dinosaur leg, it  seens as though they have each had their prayers answered…….

Leo comes from a long line of Presbyterian pastors, but, although he is a committed Christian, his passion is for paleontology, much to his father’s distress. I like the  way Leo takes care of the Ward family, and also the way he believes strongly in creationism…….

I am not going to tell you any more for fear of spoiling things for you.

I cannot recommend  this lovely read strongly enough.

I was given a free copy of the book by NetGalley from Waterbrook & Multnomah. The opinions in this review are completely my own.