Lilly works to uncover the truth about the abandoned baby.

I received this book free as it was damaged. It is a simple story about a female doctor living and working in a small village in the early 1900's. I read at the end of the book that there was a prequel, it would have been better for this to have been made clear either on the cover or at the front of the book. I would have liked to read them in order. This book did stand alone but it would have been easier to understand and relate to the characters if I had read the prequel "Skip Rock Shallows."

The story was readable but there wasn't enough excitement for me. It was quite slow in places and I was tempted to give up. However, I did read until the end and by this point the characters had grown on me. I don't think I would bother to buy a sequel but I might read it if it was free!

This is advertised as Christian Historical Fiction. There are a few references to God and some hazy Bible verses but the story is not about faith and doesn't have this as an underlying theme. I would describe it more as a "moral" story with good principles, than "Christian." The book is clean, free of bad language, graphic violence and sexual content. There is a murder but it is not described in graphic detail. I would recommend for any readers. ( )