Review of Until We All Run Free by Heather Wood

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In May, my guest blogger was author Heather Wood, a Christian historical fiction author whose books I love, and who has also been my editor on many of my books. I recently listened to her audiobook of Until We All Run Free and really enjoyed it. Below you can read my thoughts on both the book and narration.

Review:

Until We All Run Free is the second story in the series about the Young siblings in the time soon after the American Civil War. I highly recommend reading the first book first. This story focuses on Jed’s life while continuing the stories of the other siblings to a lesser extent. In the first story much of Jed’s background was left a mystery. Here it is filled out as this marriage story progresses. His difficult past plays into his difficulties in marriage and it tactfully reveals difficulties marriages can have when the couple has trouble communicating. 


This story masterfully blends love, faith, family, and history so realistically with flawed characters who grow and struggle in their faith. It shows how God can bring joy out of seemingly impossible circumstances. This is a series worth reading. 


I recently listened to the audiobook and the narrator does an excellent job with the character voices and capturing the tone of the book. His voice faded to the background as I was pulled into the story. He managed women and children without it being a distraction. This was a great way to "read" the story while doing things around the house.


Get Until We All Run Free in these places: 

Audiobook: Amazon; Chirp (as of writing 7/26, it's on sale for .99¢)

Ebook

Paperback


Read the blurb below for more details on the story:
Wisconsin, 1867

Now that the Civil War is over, Jed Young has reconciled with his siblings, made peace with God, and is ready to settle down and start his new life. Somewhere out of the city. Somewhere quiet. Somewhere far, far away from women.

Mary Pierce has a picture-perfect life with three beautiful daughters and a lumberjack husband who adores her. When tragedy alters the course of her life, Mary has to lean on God in deeper ways, learning to navigate her challenging new path.

Unable to look away from the suffering of his friends, Jed steps in, taciturn and steady but clueless of social convention. How far is he willing to go to open himself up to this woman and the possibility of a home and family of his own?

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