Minding The Light
I was eagerly anticipating Suzanne Woods Fisher's second installment in the Nantucket Legacy series, and I have to say that it was well worth the wait. "Minding the Light" jumps a century from the last book, and follows a young woman named Daphne, and Reynolds, who is married to Daphne's sister, Jane. After a sudden tragedy strikes on the day Ren returns from six long years at sea, he must come home and meet his children for the first time, deal with his crumbling financial situation, all while struggling with the Quaker religion, when all he sees is hypocrisy. Will he be able to become the father his children need him to be, escape financial ruin, find new love, and maybe just see the light in the Quaker faith? You will have to read the book to find out. This book was abolutely superb! I loved how the author showed how the issues of the 19th century are not too different from the issues of the 21st century. The book deals with drug abuse, racism, and also,...