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Overview
For Las Vegas widow Naomi, memories of a Pennsylvania Dutch childhood are an ache from the distant past, a painful memory of abandoned roots and lost connections. She has long since reconciled herself to the shattered dreams that had enticed her from her heritage and now simply lives in a tiny apartment, thick with loneliness and regret. Her sole consolation is her daughter-in-law Ruth.But when hard living claims both of her boys, the two women turn Naomi's creaky Impala eastward in a desperate, last-chance bid for hope and meaning. Thus begins a cross-country odyssey that brings her home to her old farm in Lancaster County--and to the values and rhythms of a life once spurned. Although the East is foreign territory, Ruth also finds a home here among the slow and authentic cadences of Pennsylvania farm country. And she finds love...
Editorials
armchairinterviews.com
The Road Home is vividly written and full of powerful emotions. As you read it, the story of Ruth will span the centuries and touch your heart. The best Christian Fiction I have read in a long time!—Diane A Brown
ChristianFictionReview.com
...the best book they've done yet, far better than the Hadassah books. Highly Recommended.—Tim Frankovich
Library Journal
In a modern take on the biblical story of Ruth, two women from opposite worlds travel together to Lancaster County, PA, after losing the men in their lives. Naomi grew up as a Mennonite there, and granddaughter Ruth has been serving cocktails in Las Vegas. They will both learn to reinvent themselves as their journey unfolds. Tenney lives in Louisiana; Olsen resides in Colorado.
—Tamara Butler
Book Details
Published
October 1, 2008
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Pages
400
ISBN
9781441211729