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A Place Called Hope - Philip Gulley
3***

This is a new series, following Quaker minister Sam Gardner and his family, who are familiar to Gulley’s fans from the Harmony Series. Sam and Barbara’s boys have both graduated high school and moved away (even if only temporarily), and the couple has moved to Hope, a suburb of “the city” where Sam will pastor a new meeting.

I love Gulley’s Harmony series; I welcome a gentle read now and again, where I can visit with old friends. Gulley has a gift for writing humorous stories about small-town life, but instilling a message of tolerance, peace and love. There are times that Sam drives me crazy with his passivity and indecision, but then I don’t have to deal with the likes of Dale Hinshaw. I like that while Gulley gives us a somewhat idyllic situation, it is not without challenges. I love to hear a saxophone … but at 6:30 in the morning?! It’s the way that Sam and Barbara deal with such challenges that endears them to me. Here’s hoping that their adventures in Hope will continue to entertain and inspire for years to come.

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