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Where We Belong Hardcover – 3 October 2017

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The Adventure of a Lifetime for Two Indomitable Socialite Sisters

In the city of Chicago in 1892, the rules for Victorian women are strict, their roles limited. But sisters Rebecca and Flora Hawes are not typical Victorian ladies. Their love of adventure and their desire to use their God-given talents has brought them to the Sinai Desert--and into a sandstorm.

Accompanied by Soren Petersen, their somber young butler, and Kate Rafferty, a street urchin who is learning to be their ladies' maid, the two women are on a quest to find an important biblical manuscript. As the journey becomes more dangerous and uncertain, the four travelers sift through memories of their past, recalling the events that shaped them and the circumstances that brought them to this time and place.

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Publisher : Bethany House Publishers (3 October 2017)
Language : English
Hardcover : 480 pages
ISBN-10 : 076423000X
ISBN-13 : 978-0764230004
Dimensions : 14.61 x 3.81 x 22.23 cm

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Bestselling author Lynn Austin has sold more than one million copies of her books worldwide. She is an eight-time Christy Award winner and an inaugural inductee into the Christy Award Hall of Fame. She is also a popular speaker at retreats, conventions, women's groups, and book clubs. She lives with her husband in Michigan.

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Join Two Incomparable Sisters on Adventures That Span the Decades And Cross the Globe

In the city of Chicago in 1892, the rules and expectations for Victorian women are strict, their roles in life limited. But sisters Rebecca and Flora Hawes are not typical Victorian ladies. Their love of adventure and their desire to use their God-given talents have taken them out of society ballrooms and delivered them to the Sinai Desert--and into the teeth of a sandstorm.

Accompanied by Soren Petersen, their somber young butler, and Kate Rafferty, a plucky street urchin learning to be their lady's maid, the two women are on a quest across the desert, chasing rumors of an important biblical manuscript.

As the expedition becomes ever more dangerous and uncertain, all four travelers sift through memories and adventures of their past, recalling the events that shaped them and the journeys and providence that brought them to this very time and place.

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Reviewed in Australia on 23 December 2017

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An inspiring read!

Reviewed in Australia on 16 October 2017

What an inspiring read! This book excited my wanderlust, my love of history, and my love of apologetics, and it reminded me that even when you feel like a misfit for the society you were born into—in fact, even when you’re TOLD you’re a misfit for the society you were born into—God has a purpose for your life, if you only have the faith and courage to pursue it.

Sisters Rebecca and Flora most certainly had the faith and the courage! They firmly believe that ‘To whom much has been given, much will be required’ and they have spent their lives living out this belief. Flora has devoted herself to caring for society’s less fortunate, particularly establishing and teaching in local Sunday Schools so that children who are forced to work from a young age get the benefit of an education AND hearing the gospel. Rebecca firmly believes God’s purpose for her is searching for lost biblical documents and writing books that counter the faulty teaching of so-called scientists like Charles Darwin. It’s a purpose well served by her incurable thirst for adventure!

At the opening of this novel, all of these aspects of Rebecca’s life have converged into a very personal quest to convince the man she loves that God is real. Hence she and Flora are making their way across the Sinai Desert in order to locate Biblical documents that will prove the reliability of the Bible to Rebecca’s beloved skeptic. How’s that for commitment?! But as important as this journey is, it actually constitutes the smaller part of this book.

The larger part looks back over the sisters’ lives, starting in their teens and filling in the thirty years that have led them to this point, initially from Rebecca’s point of view (the first third of the novel) and then from Flora’s (the second third of the novel). The final third of the novel fills in the background story for their two companions on the journey: Soren Petersen (an orphaned teen they have taken in as a butler) and Kate Rafferty (a street urchin they took in to train as a lady’s maid after she tried to steal from them). While this may sound like a disjointed way to present their story, there was a very logical flow to the narrative, and it wasn’t long before I was completely hooked into the story and following Rebecca and Flora’s experiences, both past and present, with avid interest.

At least part of my interest was because I could so easily relate to Rebecca in particular. I’m a total bluestocking, and I often felt out of place for it when I was growing up (and sometimes still do). But it was also inspiring to watch these sisters apply their faith at each stage of their lives, both in the little things and in the life-altering ones.

If you're already a fan of Lynn Austin's writing, you likely need no encouragement to pick up this book, but if you haven't yet discovered her gift for weaving a compelling, faith-filled story, then this is a great place to start.

I received a copy of this novel from the publisher. This had not influenced the content of my review, which is my honest and unbiased opinion.

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Reviewed in Australia on 21 October 2017

Where We Belong starts in 1890, in the Sinai Desert, with forty-five year-old Rebecca Hawes traveling to St Catherine’s Monastery to search for ancient copies of the Bible. It’s a start that hooked me immediately, both because of the historical setting, and because of the age of the heroine—it’s refreshing to read a novel where the heroine is out of her twenties.

I was also intrigued because I could relate to Rebecca’s thoughts about the desolate nature of the Sinai between Cairo and St Catherines. Her journey took seven days by camel. In comparison, mine took seven hours by minibus, but that was quite long enough to feel for the stubborn Israelites, condemned to spend forty years in the heat and dust.

It's one thing to learn a language and another thing to understand the people who speak it.But then Where We Belong left the Sinai in 1890, and travelled back to 1860 Chicago—and I wasn’t impressed. It was still Rebecca’s story, but now Rebecca was a pampered teenager in the days before the Civil War (which I knew was coming, even though she didn’t). Fortunately, it soon became apparent that Rebecca was no ordinary Victorian-era teenager, and nor was her sister, Flora.

The novel followed Rebecca and Flora from their teenage years in Chicago through to showing why they are travelling to the Sinai in 1890 with only a couple of young servants for protection. The most fascinating thing is that Rebecca and Flora are based on real-life adventurers, Agnes and Margaret Smith, born in Scotland in 1843.

This explains one of the strengths of the novel—the feeling of historical authenticity that can only be gained by extensive research (and then leaving out most of the detail of that research). The other strength was related, and that was the Christian element. Rebecca and Flora (like the real-life Agnes and Margaret) were women of deep faith. They were intelligent women who had the strength of character to choose to follow God, not society, and who had endless compassion for the poor.

I’m a history fan, and I loved it from the first line to the last. (I don’t think I stopped in between). Lynn Austin has yet to write a novel I haven’t enjoyed, but I do think this is her best yet. Recommended for Christian historical fiction fans, especially those who enjoy authors such as Elizabeth Camden and Jody Hedlund.

Thanks to Bethany House and NetGalley for providing a free ebook for review.

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McKenzie

Where we Belong

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 March 2018

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To begin with I found it difficult to get into this book, but as it progressed I found it really interesting, and couldn't put it down until I finished it. Love Lynn Austin as an Author, and have read lots of her books. H.

Cynthia Southcott

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 January 2018

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Lynn Austin is an extremely good writer who carries you along in the story.

Franses Amanda Van Wyk

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 January 2018

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A captivating book

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Reviewed in Canada on 28 June 2018

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SimplyAnneHere

Do you know where you belong?

Reviewed in the United States on 18 October 2017

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Do you know where you belong? I hadn’t thought to ask myself this question before reading this book because I was not prepared to be spiritually questioning myself while reading a fiction book. I should have known though as every Lynn Austin book I’ve read I’ve come away a little wiser and closer to my Savior.
This book is about two sisters and essentially their life journey together. They primary focus is on the pivotal points in life that changed them and led them to new adventures.
I received this book from Bethany House publishers to read and review it. I will honestly say that it is a great honor to be able to do this, however, I was a bit distracted by life when the book arrived. I was not initially into reading this book. I’ve read Lynn Austin’s books before and have greatly enjoyed them but again I was not in the reading mood as I was a bit overwhelmed by my own life. I was quickly pulled into the book. I was taken away from my life problems not to be temporarily distracted, but to be thoughtful about myself. I came away from reading this book inspired and changed.
Again, I will ask, do you know where you belong? If you are looking for a book that you can enjoy and learn from this is a book to consider reading (as well as any of Lynn Austin’s books). Lynn has a way with words as well as a heart for God.

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