Book Review: Five Miles South of Peculiar by Angela Hunt

 About  the Book: 

Darlene Caldwell has spent a lifetime tending Sycamores, an estate located five miles south of a small town called Peculiar. She raised a family in the spacious home that was her grandfather's legacy and she enjoys being a pillar of the community . . . until her limelight-stealing twin sister unexpectedly returns.

Carlene Caldwell, veteran of the Broadway stage, is devastated when she realizes that a botched throat surgery has spelled the end of her musical career. Searching for a new purpose in life, she retreats to Sycamores, her childhood home.

Haunted by a tragic romance, Magnolia Caldwell is the youngest of the Caldwell girls. Nolie spends her days caring for her dogs and the magnificent gardens she's created, but when she meets a man haunted by tragedy, she must find the courage to either deny her heart or cut the apron strings that tie her to a dear and familiar place. 

My Review: This is the second book I've read by Angela Hunt and each book has very enjoyable. The story is set in the South. Angela does a great job of marking the reader feel "down home" with all of the Souths's grace and charm. Choices as well as forgiveness are the theme of the book. Nolie shows us that a lot of our happiness in life is around the choices we make, particularly the way we choose to react to things that affect us. While those things can hurt, we have to make the decision to forgive and move on, to be happy. Angela Hunt is quickly coming one of my favorite authors.


About the Author

With nearly 4 million copies of her books sold worldwide, Angela Huntis the bestselling author of more than one hundred books, includingThe Tale of Three Trees,Don't Bet Against Me, The Note, and The Nativity Story. Her nonfiction bookDon't Bet Against Me, written with Deanna Favre, spent several weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. She and her husband make their home in Florida with their dogs. Learn more about Angela atAngelaElwellHunt.com.

I am reviewing this book for Glass Road Public Relations

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4. Slow and steady is best. 
5. Good running shoes are a necessity! 
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