Review of Until We All find Home (Audiobook) by Heather Wood

Until We All Find Home is  a Christian historical fiction family saga that will take you on the heartbreaking journey so many endured during the Civil War, but it ends with healing and hope. The four Young siblings were orphaned and separated at a very early age and the story begins with the oldest, Justin, searching for the others from his home in Chicago in 1961. 

This book starts slowly with a lot of background, but once the action begins it doesn’t let up. There are multiple character arcs for the Young siblings and another family Justin is close with. The character’s lives weave together to form a beautiful story.

Wood doesn’t shy away from hard things including man’s depravity with references to alcoholism, brothels, a  few curses using go to h***, and even taking God’s name in vain. Those things are all shown as sin. (I should also note that her other books have no cursing) That means the book touches on topics which would be too much for non adults, but it also means there is much room for redemption and this book shines bright with redemption in the end.

There were a couple of non Christians who have colorful histories and lives and go through a faith arc, but one thing Heather does that is rare is show how even Christians struggle with sin. This gives an honest look at the Christian walk, though it was hard to see a character I was rooting for go through that. 

I listened to the audiobook and the narrator did a great job with all of the voices—male and female. It is written from an omniscient point of view, so the narrator had a lot of characters to portray.

There is so much faith, redemption, and hope shown in this beautiful book, and it was alongside several stories of romance. I highly recommend this book and audiobook. 

Get the Until We All find Home audible audiobook here. Get the paperback here. Get the ebook here.

Read the Blurb:

Chicago, 1861 After years of painful separation, Justin Young finally locates his orphaned siblings—on opposite sides of the Civil War. Setting aside his budding romance, he brings his widowed sister and younger brothers home to Chicago, determined that the ties of the same blood are strong enough to bring them together despite the secrets they each carry from their pasts.

But faced with his inadequacies as a provider and leader, Justin discovers that real love is the hard work of granting grace and second chances to imperfect, hurting people with whom he has nothing in common. In the end, the Youngs discover that when they come home to God, He gives them the courage, freedom and grace to come home to the people they’ve come to love.

In this emotional story filled with humor and thoughtful faith, Yankee siblings come head-to-head with Confederate ones, Christian siblings with atheists, educated siblings with those raised on the street, and extroverted siblings with introverts. Set in Civil War Chicago, with its labor strikes and the Camp Douglas prison camp, you’ll find characters you’ve come to love and won't soon forget.