Her Daughter's Dream (Marta's Legacy Book 2)

Book two in the bestselling series that has captivated millions of readers around the world!A NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, and PUBLISHERS WEEKLY bestsellerIn the dramatic conclusion to the Marta?s Legacy series, the beloved author of Redeeming Love and The Masterpiece delivers a rich and deeply moving story about the silent sorrows that can tear a family apart and the grace and forgiveness that can heal even the deepest wounds.Marta?s granddaughter, Carolyn, comes of age during the turbulent sixties, struggling to navigate a tense family life. Though college offers a taste of freedom, tragedy shatters her confidence and she disappears into the heady counterculture of San Francisco. When she reemerges, more lost than ever, she reluctantly turns to her family to help her rebuild a life for herself and her own daughter, May Flower Dawn.But familiar tensions emerge when Dawn develops a closer bond with her grandmother than her own mother. As she seeks to avoid the mistakes of those who went before her, Dawn determines to become a bridge between the women in her family.Her Daughter?s Dream is the emotional final chapter of an unforgettable saga about the sacrifices mothers make for their daughters and the very nature of unconditional love.?Rivers has written another page-turner. . . . This heartfelt and sweeping saga is as ambitious as its central matriarch.? Publishers Weekly?Engrossing and stunning. . . . The prose is elegant and life changing. . . . This sweeping family saga will touch both the heart and soul.? Romantic Times From Booklist Best-seller Rivers completes the five-generation Christian family saga she began in Her Mother?s Hope (2010). It?s 1951, and Hildemara is back in the hospital with recurring tuberculosis, so her mother Marta moves in to care for her grandchildren Charlie and Carolyn. Charlie is the light of their lives while Carolyn is neglected, with unfortunate consequences in her college years, including alcoholism and pregnancy. Single, unemployed, and with a baby to raise, Carolyn moves back home, where the past repeats itself. Her mother lays down the law for her daughter and takes over her granddaughter Dawn?s care, selfishly arranging matters to suit herself and pushing Carolyn away, much as her mother had abused her. It isn?t until Dawn is an adult, heavily pregnant and missing her beloved army husband, who is serving in Iraq, that she realizes how each new generation of women has hurt her forebears. With her stepfather and mother-in-law?s help, Dawn resolves to stop the vicious cycle. The concluding book in Rivers? drama examines mother-daughter relationships in the context of faith, juxtaposed against a backdrop of world events. --Lynne Welch