The Union of the North and the South by Ann Mock is a historical christian romance novel set in Vicksburg, Mississippi in 1875. This novel opens with Laura Malcolm reminiscing by the Mississippi River while the young Jenny plays nearby. Laura is Jenny's mother, but the child doesn't know that. Gerald Taylor, Jenny's father and Laura's husband died before the girl was born. Gerald's father, a powerful judge, did not want his son to marry Laura, so he had the couple's marriage annulled after the tragic accident that befell the young man. Laura decided that this betrayal was unforgivable so she conspired with her parents to have them pass Jenny off as their own daughter and her sister so that the senior Gerald Taylor would not try to take the child away. The bitterness and sorrow that grips Laura's heart and soul begins to fade, however slowly, and the truth comes out that Jenny is actually Laura's and Gerald's child. Judge Taylor's heart is also healed and he makes amends with Laura and her family. Laura learns to forgive and, eventually, to love again.
This is a very romantic and sweet historical novel about finding faith, learning to forgive, and having the strength to begin again. If you enjoy clean-cut stories about faith and the power it gives individuals to triumph in the face of adversity and sorrow, then I think you will love this novel. The author was inspired to write this book after taking a steamboat ride along the Mississippi River and touring the historic houses of towns such as Vicksburg, Natchez, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans. The library has one copy of this novel that you may request to be put on the hold list. If you prefer, you may search for the title or author on Goodreads.com or Amazon.com.
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