When Hope Springs New

Book 4 of the "Canadian West" series, continuing the story of Elizabeth & Wynn Delaney and their family in Alberta, Canada. I REALLY enjoyed these stories, the characters, the author. Again, these books present the gospel and Christian living clearly and naturally in the course of conversations, the characters are realistic and honorable, and the stories are satisfying.

The way Elizabeth really comes into her own in this novel makes for a nice enough ending to the original four-book series.

Yet, it doesn't exactly seem to end so much as it just finds a place to stop, eventually. There isn't much of a climax, and after a significant change about three quarters into the novel, I couldn't really connect with a whole different setting and a new bunch of characters when the book was almost over, bringing a new set of problems that would have to be rushed through. An ending like this one would need more added to it, sometime, to make something more of it.

Thank goodness the series does continue with two more novels much later, and as I've read and enjoyed those books already, I know the continuation is a good show more one. show less

I have appreciated reading this Canadian West series. Book 4 continues with the journey of Elizabeth and Wynn. Wynn and Elizabeth find themselves being moved to a different outpost by the Canadian Mounted Police. Although Elizabeth hates to leave her new friends where they have been living, she is ready and willing to follow Wynn wherever his job sends him. What she wasn't expecting though was a smaller cabin, folks who wanted nothing to do with her, and no one who spoke her language. It took a tragic fire for things to turn around for Elizabeth and the village and then the Lord has other plans for them. Time after time you see the Lord working out the perfect plan for the Delaneys as they wait upon Him. It isn't always their plan, but show more they see how the Lord worked everything out for their good.
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Leaving behind their dear friends in Beaver Creek, Elizabeth and Wynn take over an even more primitive RCMP outpost in the Canadian Northwest. Elizabeth finds herself totally isolated when the local Indian women are afraid to even communicate with her.

I think I'm done rereading books I enjoyed as a tween/teen. . .they're okay, but I'm no longer sure why I liked them so much!

When Hope Springs New is the fourth book in Janette Oke's Canadian West series. Elizabeth and Wynn leave Beaver Creek and take over an “even more primitive outpost in the Canadian Northwest. Elizabeth finds herself totally isolated because of the Indian women's fear to even communicate with her, and found her greatest challenges were yet to be met.”

I have been in the mood for light reading, and this fulfills that need.