Description
On Sparrow Hill by Maureen Lang is the second novel in The Oak Leaves series, weaving together two stories set a century apart in Victorian Ireland and contemporary England. In the present day, Rebecca Seabrooke manages the Hollinworth family’s historic manor and has spent years trying to ignore her feelings for Quentin Hollinworth, the son of the family her father once served as valet.
When Quentin’s distant cousin Dana Martin Walker visits the estate to investigate her family history, she becomes interested in Berrie Hamilton, an ancestor who in 1852 set out to fulfil her sister-in-law’s dream of opening a school for children with intellectual disabilities. As Dana and Rebecca uncover Berrie’s story through her letters, Dana also faces an unexpected pregnancy and worries that her unborn child may have the same condition as some of Berrie’s students.
A good choice for readers who enjoy Christian historical fiction, dual-time stories, family history, romance and stories about faith, service and learning to accept that life does not always follow our plans.
