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Phil and Cara Winslow are shocked to discover that the daughter they thought had died in infancy is still alive. Someone had kidnapped her from the hospital and left a dead baby in her place. The woman who kidnapped Grace confessed on her death bed.
Phil and Cara hire a private investigator to locate their now adult daughter. Grace is found with remarkable ease, but she isn’t at all what the genteel Winslow’s expect. Grace is rough and vulgar and the Winslow’s other children are horrified.
Will Grace ever be accepted into the Winslow family? Or will she bolt?
THE VIRTUOUS WOMAN is part of the on-going House of Winslow series. Set in 1935, Grace is a woman who shocks the more strait-laced communities. A tomboy, she performs motorcycle tricks and hangs out with abusive drunks. But Grace isn’t a virtuous woman by any means. She can give as well as she gets—and delights in shocking the genteel.
Phil and Cara react as most normal parents would if they discovered that a child they wanted and lost was actually still alive. They longed to find Grace and incorporate her into their family life. But Grace is everything they don’t expect. In spite of their daughter’s short-comings Phil and Cara still try to include her in their lives—but are their efforts coming too late?
Even though Gilbert Morris tends to head-hop, THE VIRTUOUS WOMAN is fascinating and held my interest. I wanted to see what happened next. Grace is a colorful character, one not often read about in Christian fiction. I couldn’t help but like her, even though she acted like she wanted to be disliked. I cheered Phil and Cara on, and hoped they would be able to reach their daughter.
If you are fan of The House of Winslow series, pick up THE VIRTUOUS WOMAN
today.
Reviewed by Laura V. Hilton
for The Road to Romance
March 19, 2005
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