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Livvie's Song (2011)

by Sharlene MacLaren(Favorite Author)

3.99 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1603742123 (ISBN13: 9781603742122)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Whitaker Distribution

series

River of Hope

review 1: Title: LIVVIE’S SONGAuthor: Sharlene MacLarenPublisher: Whitaker House+June 2011ISBN: 978-1603742122Genre: HistoricalLife is far from a breeze for Olivia Beckman, owner of Livvie's Kitchen, a favorite of locals in Wabash, Indiana. The widowed mother of two is struggling to make ends meet–no simple feat, especially when her cook turns in his resignation. Yet she's determined to pull through on her own, just as she did when God failed to save her beloved Frank. Newly released from a ten–year prison sentence, Will Taylor is ready for a fresh start. With harmonica in hand–the only possession he values, aside from his Bible–he makes his way to Wabash, where a late–night meal at Livvie's Kitchen turns into a job opportunity when the outgoing cook learns about his res... moretaurant experience. What he doesn't know is that the "restaurant" was a prison cafeteria.But Will became a new man behind bars, thanks to a Christian friend, and he credits God's providence with landing him a job he loves. Soon, he cooks and bakes his way into the stomachs of his customers–and the heart of his employer. Both are hesitant, though, still healing from past hurts. A recipe for love between them will require sharing secrets, braving dangers, and believing God for a bright future.LIVVIE’S SONG is an older story from Ms. MacLaren (I am horribly behind on reviews). I’ve been to Wabash, Indiana, and it was fun reading a story set in a town I’m semi-familiar with. Will is a colorful character, hopping boxcars to travel and not getting haircuts to save money—but offering to pay double for meals and staying in a hotel because he had plenty to get by. (That was rather contradictory.)Livvie took some getting used to. She wasn’t very nice to Will, not at all, at first. She was in mourning for her husband (dead one year) and Will is fresh out of prison. He talks about telling the truth, but won’t tell anyone he was in prison. He lets them believe he worked in a restaurant. There are some bad guys wanting something they believe Will has, which adds some excitement to the story.Fairly predictable, but some twists. Slow moving, but does get better toward the end. 406 pages. Available in paperback and ebook.
review 2: Another good book by Sharlene. This book is set in the 1920's in Wabash Indiana and I haven't read alot of books set in this period but enjoyed it. Will is just out of prison and picks Wabash as the place to live. Will ends up in Olivia's restaurant and hired to work in the kitchen. I enjoyed the story of seeing Will coming out of prison a changed man having become a christian and how different things happen to him in the story starting with whether or not to tell Olivia he has been in prison. Olivia also has had tragedy in her live having lost her husband. What I love about this book is as the story goes on the more we learn about both Will and Olivia. I love the way the story builds and the constant building of the story. I would love to say more but do not want to give any of the story away. I also love how Sharlene deals with peoples perceptions of good and bad for example some think going to a dance and listening to the music is evil although they have never actually been to a dance before. Also the perception about once a criminal always a criminal and I admit this book made me think would I have thought differently and to be honest I am not sure I would have but it has made me think about the issue. Looking forward to more in this series. less

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