The Legacy of Longdale Manor

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History mixed with romance with a faith-based element fill the pages of Carrie Turansky’s The Legacy of Longdale Manor.  See God in action in the lives of two women from two different timelines.  They discover love as God heals hearts and teaches that forgiveness matters.  It’s so vital to see God at work in the lives of people isn’t it? 

The Basic Details about The Legacy of Longdale Manor

Title: The Legacy of Longdale Manor
Author: Carrie Turansky
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Pages: 352
Intended Audience: adult
Genre: Christian Historical Romance
Available formats: Hardcover, Kindle, Audio, Library Binding

About the book and author

Carrie Turansky is a prolific Christian Author.   You can learn about the 20+ books she has written over on her website.   Living in New Jersey, this Oregon raised lady lives with her author hubby Scott.  She’s in the stage of life where she can enjoy the grandchildren born of her five offspring.  They serve at Graceway Bible Church in Hamilton, New Jersey. 

About Longdale Manor

A dual time line fills the pages of the Legacy of Longdale Manor.  In current, 2012 perspective has us seeing the world through the eyes of art historian Gwen Monroe.  After making a disastrous evaluation she’s desperate to prove her skills to her prestigious grandfather.  A golden opportunity presents itself when a friend of her grandfather needs help raising funds to restore her manor.  Her grandson is helping his grandmother do what is necessary to save her home.    As Gwen is walked through the history of Longdale Manor a 100 year old journal links us to the past. 

In 1912 Charlotte Harper has to deal with a painful family secret that she confesses in her journal.  Through dealing with her wounds she is brought back into closer relationship with God.  We learn the power of forgiveness. 

My Thoughts

I love well-written historical fiction.   Stories, that through lives of people, draw you into the past and teach you things that history books sometimes miss.  Or if the history books didn’t miss them, put them into the lives of people so you get a broader picture of how people were impacted. 

The Legacy of Longdale Manor had the feel of a historical novel, but it was lacking the educational aspect for me.  🙂 The setting wasn’t used well to make itself unique.   I was intrigued by the restoration of historical buildings into functional hotels.   I enjoyed seeing God at work in the lives of these two women.  They learned to see forgiveness as a pivotal part of living life as  believers.

A co-worker asked what I thought of it and I said “it was a good story until it turned into a sappy romance”.  It just felt like the story stalled into “does he like me?”  “can I make her see I love her?”  This after just a month of knowing each other.  In both time lines.

Now I did like how the varying timelines worked.  They flowed seamlessly and you could clearly see the connections from one to the next.  

Should you read it?  Well… not if you are tired of Christian women’s fiction basically just being clean romances with some type of light story behind them.  But if you like light christian romances, then this book will definitely intrigue you.