Waiting For Christmas by Liz Austin

 


One of my favorite Lynn Austin novels is All My Secrets. If it is one of yours too, then you will be glad to know the story of Adelaide and Howard continues in this Christmas novella, Waiting for Christmas. If you haven't read All My Secrets, I think you would still enjoy Waiting for Christmas.

Waiting for Christmas features a young orphan boy named Jack who comes into Howard and Adelaide's life suddenly. Adelaide has a heart for the orphans in the city. When they get to know Jack, they learn that he has been separated from his younger sister. He also has a father who is at sea and doesn't know that Jack's mother passed away and the children have no place to go. Adelaide and Howard are trying to help Jack.

I enjoyed this uplifting story set during the Christmas season and featuring the season of Advent with an emphasis on hope. I like how Howard and Adelaide learn to work out some of the kinks in their early marriage as they get to know each other. I also liked the sweet story of Jack and how that thread progresses. Another interesting aspect of this book is how Adelaide finds her household help and encourages those ladies to be the best people they can be in various ways. And Adelaide is also learning how to be a wife to Howard while also maintaining the essence of who she is. The book is uplifting and hopeful amidst the historical setting that is clearly illustrated through the story. Reader can easily see what life was like in the early 1900s. I enjoyed it all. I also love the gorgeous cover of Waiting for Christmas from Tyndale House.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher through the author. All opinions within this review are my own.

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