Through Deep Waters- Book Review

Through the Deep Waters (WaterBrook Press, May 5, 2014) by Kim Vogel Sawyer, is a stirring novel in which 17-year-old Dinah, desperate to escape her horrifying past and the Chicago brothel where she has been raised, applies to become a maid in a new hotel being built in Florence, Kansas. Once there, local Amos Patrick catches her eye in a way no other man could. A gentle chicken farmer with a limp, he's convinced himself no woman would ever want him, yet he finds himself drawn to Dinah and

sees in her eyes the same longing for acceptance that he desires. Might these two wounded souls find a place of belonging together?

Review: This story drew me in from the get go. The characters were beautifully drawn. Each character having his or her own issues to deal. As well as how easily we can misconstrue what is going on in someone else's life. Learning to trust  being honest about ones self and ones past and how healing can come from that is a lesson well taught in this book. I could not put it down. I have been enamored of the whole Harvey girls and Harvey Houses idea since my boys became interested in trains. You cannot tell the story of trains in America with out talking about the Harvey Houses. Great story with a wonderful twist at the end.