Love’s Cure by Emily Murdoch
A Cure for Love by Emily Murdoch Series: Sweet Grove's Beginnings Series Book #4
on August 1, 2022
Genres: Fiction / Christian / Romance / General, Fiction / Romance / Clean & Wholesome, Fiction / Romance / Historical / American, Fiction / Romance / Historical / General
Pages: 109
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When Dr Gerald Anderson arrives at Sweet Grove, it’s hard not to be suspicious: after all, he was hounded out of his last practice last year in 1843, and he’s only accepted when trainee pastor Aaron Bryant accepts him.
The pastor’s sister Mariana, on the other hand, is not so sure. Left blind by the incompetence of a previous doctor, she’s got no kindness for medical men, and a determination to leave him in the cold.
But the warmth of Sweet Grove and its small community is hard to ignore, even when you want to withdraw from the world, and soon Gerald finds himself thrust into Mariana’s path.
Can she learn that healing may be needed on the inside as well as on the outside? And will Gerald’s past prevent healing that even he can’t perform?
Love’s Cure is book four in the Sweet Groves Beginning series by Emily Murdoch. In 1844 Sweet Grove, Texas – Marianna Bryant is a beautiful, blind and embittered woman. Robbed of her sight as a small child, Marianna’s life is frustratingly idle. Her family dotes over her as though she were a helpless babe. She blames the loss of her sight on her doctor who failed to cure her blindness. Dr. Gerald Anderson is the new doctor in Sweet Grove. Handsome and gentle, Doctor Anderson is running from a failed practice. He lives with a consuming guilt and hopes to find relief in the town of Sweet Grove. Though he tries to keep to himself Dr. Anderson feels drawn to Marianna.
“It was like a nightmare; the ground was rushing towards her and there was no way to stop it and she was going to hit the ground and it would hurt and – An arm on hers and she twisted, falling into the strong and secure chest of a man taller than herself who smelt of peppermint, and soap, and his shirt was creased, and his chest was moving heavily as though he had run a mile – “Are you injured, Mariana?” The voice was low and deeply concerned, and she felt it in his chest before she heard it, and it was Doctor Anderson.”
Love’s Cure is truly one of the best books I have read in a long time. Murdoch breathes amazing life into these complex characters. She gives Marianna’s point of view beautifully – describing realistically all the things that a blind person would notice. I rarely give 5 flowers to books. But this one deserves all 5. I highly recommend it.
