Rose Meadows is in a sanitarium because she has tuberculosis. Her daughters are in a Home for Girls and Rose wants nothing more than to be reunited with her girls. Rose's late husband's brother has a farm with large meadows which would be perfect for the girls. What Rose doesn't know is that the headmistress of the Home for Girls is mistreating the children in her care. She just knows she wants her daughters back.
Calla, Rose's elder daughter, sees the abuse her younger sister is experiencing in the home and finds the address for her father's brother. She writes and asks him to rescue them from the home. At the same time, Rose writes to her brother-in-law asking for assistance so that she can leave the sanitarium.
Dirk Meadows is a reclusive, wounded man who relishes his privacy, but understands the needs of his brother's family. He steps up and brings Rose and the girls to his home called Meadowlands. His rules are few and Calla, especially works hard to keep his house neat and chores done to thank him for rescuing them.
This book takes on some spiritual issues and shows through the characters how they are resolved in such a satisfying way. While taking place during the 1920s, Ann H Gabhart has included such issues as acceptance, looking beyond outward appearances to see the heart, forgiveness, healing, and acknowledging God's presence even when He seems far away. She weaves these emotions and ideas into her story seamlessly and those are engaging traits for a book to have. She is a masterful author who works hard at her craft to bring satisfying tales to her readers.
Five Stars, Two Thumbs Up, and a Meadow full of wild flowers. 
Revell Publishing and NetGalley.com provided the copy I read for this review. All opinions expressed are solely my own.
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