1. All Things Hidden
    Tracie Peterson, Kimberley Woodhouse
    Bethany House / 2013 / Trade Paperback
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    4.3 out of 5 stars for All Things Hidden. View reviews of this product. 24 Reviews
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  1. hulamonkey30
    Ottawa, ON Canada
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Great read!!
    April 1, 2014
    hulamonkey30
    Ottawa, ON Canada
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    Quality: 4
    Value: 4
    Meets Expectations: 4
    "Gwyn Hillerman loves being a nurse at her father's clinic on the beautiful Alaskan frontier. But family life has been rough ever since her mother left them, disdaining the uncivilized country and taking Gwyn's younger sister with her. In Chicago, Dr. Jeremiah Vaughan finds his life suddenly turned upside down when his medical license is stripped away after an affluent patient dies. In a snowball effect, his fiance breaks their engagement. In an attempt to bury the past, Jeremiah accepts Dr. Hillerman's invitation to join his growing practice in the isolated Alaska Territory. Gwyn and Jeremiah soon recognize a growing attraction to each other. But when rumors of Jeremiah's past begin to surface, they'll need more than love to face the threat of an uncertain future." (Publisher's description)

    I thoroughly enjoyed this book from it's opening words right to the end. It had many twists and turns that I didn't even expect. I loved reading about the colonization of Alaska. The beautiful scenery was so well written that I could picture it all in my head. Gywn is such a strong young woman ahead of her time. Her love for Alaska and it's people and her dedication to nursing flow out from the pages. Jeremiah's struggles with being abandoned and hiding a secret that threatens his the very thing he loves, practicing medicine. There were points in the book that I was greatly surprised by, and moments where I needed my box of Kleenex! I cannot wait to see what these two great authors have for us next!!!

    "Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc. Available at your favorite bookseller from Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group".
  2. Jessica
    Colorado
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    June 19, 2014
    Jessica
    Colorado
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    All Things Hidden is a wonderfully crafted tale about a young girl learning to trust in bigger ways than she could have imagined. I highly recommend this as a reading choice. There are even hints of mystery. Which is all the more reason to pick it up. The books draws you into a time when life was hard but there was still hope to be found in even the darkest of circumstances. A beautiful book about the power of redemption.
  3. deanna13
    Jonesboro, LA
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Great Story
    March 1, 2014
    deanna13
    Jonesboro, LA
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    All Things Hidden by Tracie Peterson & Kimberley Woodhouse was a most enjoyable story which also taught me some American history. Harold Hillerman felt called to take his medical practice to the Alaskan frontier. He moved his wife and two daughters to Alaska early in the twentieth century but his wife and younger daughter had only contempt for the land and the people and moved back to Chicago. Gwyn stayed in Alaska with her father and worked in the medical clinic with him as his nurse. In the era of the Depression, one of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal projects was The Matanuska Colonization. This brought two hundred families to the area where Gwyn lived and soon her doctor father was greatly overworked. Dr. Jeremiah Vaughan was stripped of his medical license in Chicago, and to get away from the situation and his broken engagement, he moved to Alaska to help Dr. Hillerman who had been his mentor and friend since he was a young boy. Gwyn's life had been hard since her mother left but she had great friends among the Alaskan natives and she felt that Alaska was the most beautiful place that God created.

    The authors did an excellent job in writing this book. Even though it is a fictional story, they accurately presented actual historical events that took place throughout the book. The development of the characters was so well done that they came to life on the pages of the book and I felt as if I knew everyone of them personally. I even found myself taking part in the conversations in my mind. The plot had a lot of twists and turns and just when I had things all figured out, the plot would change. All the scenes were so well written that in my mind I could see exactly what was happening and was right in the middle of the action. Their descriptions of the mountains and landscapes of Alaska were so vivid that I could see them in my mind's eye and it also made me want to visit Alaska. The story was filled with love, hate, suspense, murder, friendship, romance, forgiveness, and trust in God. I found this story to be uplifting, entertaining, and informative.

    I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a great story filled with suspense, romance, murder, history and has vivid descriptions of the beauty of Alaska.

    Bethany House provided me with a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
  4. Janet
    Belton, TX
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: Female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    A Fascinating Setting for a Great Story
    February 25, 2014
    Janet
    Belton, TX
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: Female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    "All Things Hidden" by Tracie Peterson and Kimberley Woodhouse is an historical Christian fiction novel set in the mid-1930′s. While I loved the characters and the storyline, I was fascinated by the real life setting. The story takes place in Alaska at the site of the Matanuska Project, an experimental program set up by Franklin D. Roosevelt to help families struggling to survive in America's big cities during the depression. More than 200 families were selected from these cities to move to Alaska where homes and land were provided for them through a low-cost loan so long as they agreed to stay put for 30 years to help establish the new community.

    In the novel, Gwyn Hillerman and her father have lived in the Matanuska valley for almost all of Gwyn's life. Her father serves as doctor to the natives and to those who, like him, have already chosen to move there. Abandoned by her mother and little sister, Gwyn has grown very close to her father and now works by his side as a nurse. When she learns of the expected influx of people, she's afraid of changes they will bring to her stable life.

    At the same time, Dr. Jeremiah Vaughan from Chicago loses his medical license following the tragic death of one of his more influential patients. Though the charges against him are unfair, he decides to escape the controversy rather than fight it and takes Gwyn's father up on an invitation to help with the new community's medical needs, hoping he can keep events in Chicago a secret.

    Of course, things don't go smoothly for either Jeremiah or Gwyn, or we wouldn't have a story to read. I enjoyed the way their story unfolded. I also highlighted several insights they discovered throughout about getting along with others and learning to forgive. But my favorite part was reading about the birth of a new community in a harsh, but beautiful land.

    I thank Bethany House Publishers for sending a complimentary copy of this book for my review. I enjoyed reading this book.
  5. Lecia
    Timberville, Va.
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Wonderful book I couldn't put down.
    February 22, 2014
    Lecia
    Timberville, Va.
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    All Things Hidden was a wonderful book in everyway. It was one of those books that I just couldn't put down. The book is about Dr. Hillerman and his daughter living in beautiful Alaska in the depression era. The Doctor's wife and other daughter had left because they couldn't handle the simple life. But Dr. Hillerman and his daughter Gwyn are dedicated to helping people and love everything about Alaska.

    The book is about 200 families back in the states who

    are moving to the frontier of Alaska during the depression

    to make a better home for themselves and their family.The book tells about their hardships and illnesses that they face on the frontier.

    A young Dr Jeremiah Vaughan is running away from having his medical license revoked and decides he won't be found out hopefully in Alaska. He ends up working with Dr. Hillerman and Gwyn his daughter who is a nurse.

    To make matters worse Gwyn is his former fiance's sister and he is falling in love with her.

    How can he ever tell her or her father the truth. He attempts too many times but just doesn't have the courage.

    To make matters worse there is a murderer on the loose.

    It is one of those books that you can't put down, it was one of the best books that I have ever read, I put it up there in the top 10. I highly recommend this book.
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