Shenandoah Home
In this first novel in the Sinclair Legacy series, set in 1888, Sara Mitchell tells the love story of two sisters, Garnet and Meredith Sinclair. The novel, rich in detail, describes the obstacles Garnet and Meredith overcome to find love.
Garnet, a beautiful redheaded artist, lives with her father Jacob and younger sister Leah in the north end of Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. Their home in Sinclair Run houses Jacob’s woodworking business and Garnet’s artwork. Garnet meets a newcomer one afternoon, and suddenly her life is turned upside down. Doctor Sloan MacAllister, fresh from Pennsylvania, has chosen the Shenandoah Mountains to escape his former life and begin anew. Their prayers for new beginnings lead them in new directions, creating a possible romance.
Meredith has moved to town to manage the hotel office for Benjamin Walker. His seeming stolid ways fall away when Meredith expresses interest in one of Walker’s business rivals. They both fight through their own pasts to find that their futures may become one.
Shenandoah Home is another good offering in historical inspirational fiction. Though Garnet’s story moves rather slowly, Meredith’s story more than makes up for it. I’ll definitely be on the lookout for book two.
