Jamie Langston Turner, author of the acclaimed novels Some Wildflower in My Heart and A Garden to Keep(a Christy Award winner), has been a teacher for more than twenty-five years at both the elementary and college level. She has written textbook materials as well as stories, articles, plays, and poems for a variety of periodicals including Faith for the Family, Kids, Moody, Plays, The Christian Reader, and Living With Children.   
  
  
  
Born in Mississippi, Jamie has lived in the South all her life, currently residing with her husband and son in South Carolina, where she teaches Creative Writing and Poetry Writing at Bob Jones University. Jamie is an active member of Heritage Bible Church. Her hobbies include reading, tennis, and needlework.

Beyond the Sorrow,  
 Belief Awaited....  
  
Catherine had vowed long ago to be the kind of mother she'd never known herself, but somewhere along the way things became muddled. One by one her three children rebelled, leaving her outwardly perfect family in disarray. As if their household isn't disrupted enough, Catherine's strange sister-in-law moves in--uninvited.  
  
Into the chaos steps a new neighbor, as different from Catherine as any woman could be. Catherine is both appalled and fascinated by the unique way Barb's family interprets life's trials, and she is inexplicably drawn to them. When tragedy strikes, she finds herself longing to discover the secret to their joyful, contented lives.  
  
A Christy Award Finalist

A charming, contemporary tale of two very different southern families whose interaction reveals the path to joy and contentment.

Turner, Jamie Langston

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July 29 Dottie

1. A Few Short Years

August 23-September 5 Catherine

2. Our Lowly Estate

3. A Distant City

4. Thin Air

5. Slow Circles

6. An Empty Room

7. The Same Hand

8. A Little Taste

9. The Right Words

10. All Those Wrinkles

11. The Very Tip

12. The Middle of the Day

13. Bits and Pieces

14. Missing Items

November 22-December 29 Barb

15. Too Much Trouble

16. A Truth of Life

17. That Small Gesture

18. Lists of Things

19. A Most Pressing Matter

20. A Special Case

21. Just Another Adventure

22. A Great Sum

23. The Real Thing

24. Extra Space

25. Happy Thoughts

26. The Passage of Time

February 17-March 18 Della Boyd

27. Close Range

28. A Different View

29. Huge Risk

30. A Sign of Life

31. As a Shadow

32. Further Clues

33. A Cold, Dark Feeling

May 26 Dottie

34. The Motions of Faith

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Catherine's life, neatly ordered on the outside is crumbling inside. Into the chaos steps a new neighbor. Catherine is both appalled and fascinated by the unique way Barb's family interprets life's trials, and she is inexplicably drawn to them. When tragedy strikes, she finds herself longing to discover the secret to their joyful, contented lives.

Beyond the sorrow, belief awaited. Catherine had vowed long ago to be the kind of mother she'd never known herself, but somewhere along the way things became muddled. One by one her three children rebelled, leaving her outwardly perfect family in disarray. As if their household isn't disrupted enough, Catherine's strange sister-in-law moves in - uninvited. Into the chaos steps a new neighbor, as different from Catherine as any woman could be. Catherine is both appalled and fascinated by the unique way Barb's family interprets life's trials, and she is inexplicably drawn to them. When tragedy strikes, she finds herself longing to discover the secret to their joyful, contented lives. This title is a Christy Award Finalist.

Jamie Langston Turner, a college professor for thirty-four years, has written extensively for a variety of periodicals. Her acclaimed novels have earned both the Angel and Christy awards. Currently a professor of creative writing and literature at Bob Jones University, Jamie has lived in the South all her life and resides with her husband in Greenville, South Carolina.

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