MY REVIEW:
I don’t believe I have previously read any books by Olivia Newport but The Inn at Hidden Run seemed intriguing so I decided to give it a try. I am glad that I did! I found it to be an interesting read, especially the historical details about the Yellow Fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee, the city near where I’ve lived my entire life.
Jillian’s occupation as a genealogist was quite fascinating. I enjoyed reading about her methods and the reasons clients needed her services. She was quite a specialized detective! Although her intentions were probably good ones, I did think that Jillian may have been just a little bit pushy in how she went about convincing Meri to let her discover her family history.
I did like reading the historical sections most but loved seeing how everything all tied together at the end. I will be looking forward to the next book in Newport’s Tree of Life series.
I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book provided by Celebrate Lit. A favorable review was not required. All views expressed are my own.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
A Father-Daughter Genealogy Team Link Present to Past on Family Trees Meri flunks out of medical school—and runs from her parents. Genealogist Jillian Parisi-Duffy’s digging traces the family long tradition of doctors to an ancestor saved during a yellow fever outbreak in Memphis in 1878. As Meri’s family closes in, Jillian gets the final puzzle pieces in place just in time for them all to learn the truth. The Inn at Hidden Run is the first book in the Tree of Life series. Readers will come back to backdrop of a lovely mountain town of Canyon Mines again and again to explore and celebrate unforgettable family stories that inspire them to connect with their own family histories and unique faith journeys.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Olivia Newport’s novels twist through time to find where faith and passions meet. Her husband and twentysomething children provide welcome distraction from the people stomping through her head on their way into her books. She chases joy in stunning Colorado at the foot of the Rockies, where daylilies grow as tall as she is.
MORE FROM OLIVIA:
Of Family Lines and Family Lore
I suppose it all started in a cemetery.
Once, while a group of relatives were visiting a cemetery, one of my cousins and I wandered off and looked at all sorts of graves, speculating about the names we read and the lives they represented. We were duly scolded both for separating from our families, which caused some consternation, and for being disrespectful—though I think the second accusation was a false one!
Just because we were young children didn’t mean we were disrespecting the dead. Quite the opposite. We were respecting lives long forgotten with our curiosity about who they were and what legacies they left.
These days a lot of people are interested in genealogy. Entire TV series spin around the theme, and DNA kits show up in Christmas stockings. Lost branches of family trees find the main trunk—sometimes with big surprises.
My new Tree of Life series is set in the backdrop of a lovely Colorado mountain town I hope you’ll want to visit often, where a father-daughter genealogy team link present to past on family trees and characters learn about who they are, where they come from, and their unique faith journeys as they discover their own Tree of Life.
It all starts with The Inn at Hidden Run. When Meri arrives in Canyon Mines because she wants to run away from her family, true answers come from understanding the past that generations have forgotten—the accounts from another time and place no longer handed down but that still form the backbone of the family’s story.
What’s the backbone of your family’s history? How is it shaping your own future?
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GIVEAWAY:
To celebrate her tour, Olivia is giving away a grand prize of a $25 Amazon gift card and a copy of The Inn at Hidden Run!!
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This sounds quite interesting! I read a children’s nonfiction book once about finding the cause and cure for yellow fever–fascinating!
Thank you for sharing your book with us. I always look forward to finding out about another great read.
This book sounds like a fascinating and fantastic read.
Sounds like one not to miss! Thank you for sharing.