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    Some Wildflower in My Heart
    Some Wildflower in My Heart
    Some Wildflower in My Heart
    Audiobook14 hours

    Some Wildflower in My Heart

    Written by Jamie Langston Turner

    Narrated by Cynthia Darlow

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    A teacher for more than 25 years, Jamie Langston Turner has written stories, articles, plays, and poems for a variety of Christian periodicals. In Some Wildflower in My Heart, she crafts a stirring tale of faith taking root in rocky soil. As manager of an elementary school cafeteria, middle-aged Margaret Tuttle is objective and self-contained. She has no interest in emotions or attachments to those around her. But when Birdie Freeman begins work for Margaret, things begin to change. With her childlike, unselfish Christian love, Birdie touches everyone she meets. Soon, Margaret's heart opens in spite of her resolve to remain aloof. Honest and unsentimental, this novel is a dramatic portrayal of the power of love and charity. Birdie's glowing optimism shines like a beacon throughout each chapter, and her gentle personality is captured in Cynthia Darlow's assured narration.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateNov 26, 2007
    ISBN9781428199668

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    • 5/5
      I think this may be the best Christian fiction book I have ever read, and in fact, one of the best books in any genre I have every read. What I love the most about all of Jamie Langston Turner's books is the world she has created in South Carolina, and how all the characters seem so real to me. This book is not a mindless, silly book, but one with many layers and exceptionally well-developed characters. Being from Texas, I can so identify with the southern culture in the novels, but these books go way beyond any one location - they give insight into all our hearts.
    • 5/5
      A very unexpected pleasure from an author unknown to me. Wonderful characterization and dialogue. Deals chiefly with the stories of two women with abusive pasts and how one leads the other to healing.
    • 5/5
      One of if not the best Christian Fiction books I have read. This book gave me real insight into people like Margaret who may seem cold and uncaring, yet inside are hurting people who need to be loved.