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B.J. Hoff's unforgettable characters from A Distant Music reunite for an even more gripping, dramatic episode in The Mountain Song Legacy.When Maggie MacAuley returns to the small coal town of her childhood, she has no intention of staying. Her life is in Chicago now. There's nothing to keep her in Skingle Creek......nothing but the discovery that a man who has lived most of his life for the children of Skingle Creek is no longer the hero of Maggie's childhood but seems destined to become the love of her life. In Maggie's quest for independence, she finds her greatest strength in sacrifice...and in her struggle to heal her family, she finds her heart renewed by love.

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Publié par	Harvest House Publishers
Date de parution	01 août 2006
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780736932899
Langue	English

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What readers and reviewers say about
A Distant Music
Book 1 in BJ Hoff s The Mountain Song Legacy .

For this Kentucky woman, reading A Distant Music was like driving through the eastern hills and hollers on a perfect autumn day, with the scent of wood smoke in the air and the trees ablaze with color. BJ Hoff s lyrical prose brings to life this gentle, moving story of a beloved teacher and his students, who learn far more than the three Rs. I brushed away tears at several tender points in the story and held my breath when it seemed all might be lost. Yet even in the darkest moments, hope shines on every page. A lovely novel by one of historical fiction s finest wordsmiths.
-Liz Curtis Higgs , bestselling author of Thorn in My Heart
In the lyrical pages of BJ Hoff s A Distant Music , we discover that God is present even in the darkness of despair .And where God is, hope overflows. A warm and satisfying tale of characters who will live in your memory for years to come.
-Angela Hunt , author of The Novelist
As always when I open BJ s books I am drawn into a place that is both distant and at home. The metaphor of music, of lost music especially, so resonates with those of us who at times feel our voices are lost and long to know that we will be found. I know I ll love this series as I love her others and secretly, as I tell my husband, I wish I could create the kinds of characters BJ does because I fall in love with them and want them always as my friends.
-Jane Kirkpatrick , author of Look for a Clearing in the Wild
I read The Penny Whistle years ago and never forgot it. I was delighted to see that it had become a full-length novel. A Distant Music contains all the elements-compelling characters, fascinating setting, and stellar writing-that I ve come to expect from a book with BJ Hoff s name on the cover.
-Deborah Raney , author of Over the Waters and A Vow to Cherish
BJ Hoff is a master storyteller. With impeccable research, vibrant characters, and historical accuracy, Ms. Hoff weaves a story that s impossible to put down.
-Lori Copeland , author of The Plainsman
How do I begin to describe a book that touched me in the deepest parts of my heart? I laughed. I cried. I despaired. I regained hope. A Distant Music inspires me to live life well no matter what my circumstances .In A Distant Music , miracles do happen but in unexpected ways.
-Armchair Interviews
A Distant Music is another captivating book by author BJ Hoff. Ms. Hoff has the ability to create such believable characters that you feel like you know them as friends when you close the book s final page. A Distant Music holds such wonderful prose and such realistic descriptions that I felt I was there.
-Jill Eileen Smith , reader
Picking up a BJ Hoff novel guarantees that you will be transported into another time filled with captivating characters. Book #1 of the new Mountain Song Legacy series, A Distant Music , is no exception. BJ Hoff s gift of bringing characters to life shines in A Distant Music . I found myself drawn into Maggie MacAuley s troubles and shed more than a tear or two with her. A Distant Music is an enchanting read that touches the heart. Once more BJ proves that when it comes to the historical voice, she is the master.
-Vennessa Ng , book reviewer
BJ Hoff s latest novel, A Distant Music , plays on for me like a haunting melody, even a week after I ve finished it. The characters are still very much alive in my mind. This is the first book I read of hers, but I definitely plan to read her others, especially the ones in the Mountain Song Legacy series. Her ability to weave spiritual truths into a great story will keep me coming back for more.
-Lynetta Smith , reader
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BJ Hoff: Published in association with the Books Such Literary Agency, 52 Mission Circle, Suite 122, PMB 170, Santa Rosa, CA 95409-5370, www.booksandsuch.biz .
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or to events or locales, is entirely coincidental.
THE WIND HARP
Copyright 2006 by BJ Hoff
Published by Harvest House Publishers
Eugene, Oregon 97402
www.harvesthousepublishers.com
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hoff, B. J.
The wind harp / B.J. Hoff.
p. cm.- (The mountain song legacy ; bk. 2)
ISBN-13: 978-0-7369-1458-1 (pbk.)
ISBN-10: 0-7369-1458-7 (pbk.)
1. Family-Fiction. 2. Coal mines and mining-Fiction. 3. Kentucky-Fiction. 4. Domestic-Fiction.
I. Title II. Series: Hoff, B. J., Mountain song legacy; bk.2.
PS3558.O34395W55 2006
813 .54-dc22
2006009752
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means-electronic, mechanical, digital, photocopy, recording, or any other - except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher.
Printed in the United States of America
06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 / BC-SK / 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Contents
Endorsements
Acknowledgments
Prologue: A Decision Made
Chapter One: A Sunday Surprise
Chapter Two: Autumn Afternoon
Chapter Three: A Buggy Ride with Mr. Stuart
Chapter Four: Prayer Is No Small Thing
Chapter Five: When the Night Is Long and the Questions Are Many
Chapter Six: From Girl to Woman
Chapter Seven: Uneasy Thoughts
Chapter Eight: Friday Night in Skingle Creek
Chapter Nine: The Beginning of Something New
Chapter Ten: Night of Secrets
Chapter Eleven: A Sister s Tears
Chapter Twelve: Confrontation
Chapter Thirteen: To Look Past This Night
Chapter Fourteen: A Silent Suffering
Chapter Fifteen: The Pain of Caring
Chapter Sixteen: A Knock on the Door
Chapter Seventeen: Larger Than Life
Chapter Eighteen: Meeting Dr. Gordon
Chapter Nineteen: Mounting an Offense
Chapter Twenty: A Painful Encounter
Chapter Twenty-One: Figaro
Chapter Twenty-Two: Figaro Goes to School
Chapter Twenty-Three: Through a Sister s Eyes
Chapter Twenty-Four: For the Love of Maggie
Chapter Twenty-Five: The Wind Harp
Chapter Twenty-Six: When Love Finally Speaks
Chapter Twenty-Seven: A Different World
Chapter Twenty-Eight: A Visit from Dr. Gordon
Chapter Twenty-Nine: A Secret Revealed
Chapter Thirty: Truth in the Shadows
Chapter Thirty-One: Light Out of Darkness
Chapter Thirty-Two: In Search of a Blessing
Epilogue: A Night to Remember
About the Author
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Dennis and Eric
More sons than sons-in-law
Noah, Gunnar, and Caleb
Who give me the right to brag. You re growing up so quickly! May you also grow in God s grace .
Acknowledgments
Special thanks to special folks
Nick Harrison, whose many gifts go far beyond the editorial, and whose steady faith is an inspiration for all those who are fortunate enough to work with him.
The Harvest House family -So fully committed to their authors, their readers, and especially to their God. What a blessing it is to work with you.
Janet Kobobel Grant, my agent, my friend and the one who knows just when and how to apply that extra little push to keep me going.
My readers-You and Christ in you the reason why I do it.
My family-May God bless you all for putting up with me especially during the deadline days.
Prologue
A Decision Made
Home is where there s one to love, Home is where there s one to love us!
Charles Swain

Skingle Creek, Northeastern Kentucky August 1904
T he time had come for Maggie MacAuley to make a decision. She had used up most of the extended leave that Miss Addams had reluctantly granted her. There was no more time for delaying the inevitable. She had to decide, and she had to decide now.
For most of her childhood friends-the ones who had remained in Skingle Creek-there would have been no decision to make. After all, she was a woman grown: twenty-four years old with a hard-earned college degree, a teacher s certificate, and a respectable position at Hull House. To others, a choice between returning to the bustling city of Chicago and the opportunity to work with Miss Jane Addams, or staying here, in the tiny coal town of her birth, would be no choice at all.
And yet lying here in the bed that had been hers when she was growing up, in the same bedroom she had once shared with her two sisters, Maggie felt an unexpected tug at her heart at the very thought of leaving again.
She sat up and began to loosen with both hands her heavy braid of hair, pausing at the sound of raised voices coming from the kitchen. Da and Ray were at it again.
With a sigh, she went on undoing her braid. By now she had become used to these almost-daily arguments between her father and her brother, but her stomach still tightened when she was forced to listen.
Today was Sunday, so the two had time to square off in the kitchen before church. During the week, what with Da leaving for the mine before daybreak, they didn t see each other until evening, so they usually waited until after supper to pitch their battles.
No matter what time of day they went at it, they were loud, increasingly hostile, and a constant distress to Maggie s mother.
As for Maggie, she hated arguments of any kind, but especially between members of her own family. One thing was certain: He