Torrent Falls
by Jan Watson
Tyndale House Publishers
416 pages
The year is 1886 and Copper just lost her husband to a buggy accident. Copper has decided to move herself and her young daughter Lily back to her childhood home in Troublesome Creek. Copper was not sure how she was going to operate the run down farm she inherited from her father and raise her daughter by herself. But God answers prayers and Darcy and Dimmert entered her life suddenly. Darcy helped Copper with the cooking and cleaning, Dimmert help Copper with fields and farm animals. Copper’s late husband was a doctor, so Copper became a skilled midwife and with these skills was able to reach out to the women in this little Kentucky area.
Also waiting back in Troublesome Creek is her long ago sweetheart John Pelfry. Copper is not sure she can ever love again, but when she begins to open up, things from the past come between Copper and John. Copper is faced with many difficulties and begins to renew the faith in God she had as a child. Where does one find God’s peace and direction in the mountains of Troublesome Creek?
Watson does such a beautiful job making this book come alive. The scenery described in the book is breath-taking, and you feel like you have become part of Copper’s family. Some of the characters are not always likable, but Jan shows us that there is God’s beauty in each one of us. Also Jan demonstrates when things go according to God’s plan there is abundant blessings in the end. This book was such a joy to read!
