The Winter Baby
A perfect, heartwarming winter story from the Queen of Family Saga
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3.7 • 3 Ratings
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- $5.99
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Publisher Description
A warm-hearted and nostalgic family saga, for readers of Katie Flynn and Sheila Jeffries.
All alone during winter - will she find somewhere to call home . . ?
As the year ends, seventeen-year-old runaway Kathleen stumbles through the snow, alone and about to give birth. But when she's carried to safety by a mysterious figure, her life is set on a new path . . .
Welcomed by the Mason family at Home Farm, Kathleen believes she may have finally found a safe place to raise her newborn child. But her past cannot be forgotten and no matter how hard her new family tries, she has secrets she refuses to share.
Will Home Farm be the safe haven Kathleen has been searching for? And will a chance at love allow her to finally break free of her past?
Praise for Sheila Newberry
'Gloriously nostalgic . . . a perfect example of her talent' MAUREEN LEE
'Reading a Sheila Newberry book is like having dinner with your mother in her warm and cosy kitchen' DIANE ALLEN
Customer Reviews
Latest novel by Sheila Newberry
The Winter Baby by Sheila Newberry is a historical novel that sweeps readers back to Kent in 1903. Kathleen Clancy is pregnant, confused and lost. Kathleen ends up being rescued by the Mason family. She suffered blows to the head which has caused memory loss. Jessie Mason takes in Kathleen and treats her like one of her own. Danny and Sam Mason are Jessie’s two sons who are each smitten with Kathleen. Danny has been courting Marion and feels he needs to honor his commitment to her. Kathleen has a little girl that she names Heather Mary and finds a home on the farm. But someone is searching for Kathleen. Where did Kathleen come from and what happened to her? The road to happiness and love is full of bumps and twists, but it is always worth the journey. To find out what happens to Kathleen, read The Winter Baby.
The Winter Baby is nicely written and well researched. I felt that Ms. Newberry captured the era in The Winter Baby. I did not feel any emotion associated with the characters or their story. I wish she had provided more feeling and depth. The pace of the story is slow which made the story drag for me. The Winter Baby had potential that was not fully realized. I did appreciate the epilogue. It is easy to predict how the story will finish after reading a few chapters. While I do not feel The Winter Baby is Sheila Newberry’s best work, it will not stop me from picking up her future novels.