"The Hope Jar" by Wanda E. Brunstetter is a charming book built upon the theme of deception. The book begins with an assumption made by the Lapp family that Michelle Taylor is their new found granddaughter Sara, and Michelle seizing the moment to assume that identity. Michelle comes from a broken family, foster homes, and bad relationships. She yearns to find a family, to find acceptance and love. With the Lapp family, she finds these things and more with the discovery of a jar filled with prayers and scriptures. However, the lies continue to build so Michelle abruptly leaves the Lapp family knowing their true granddaughter is about to make her presence known. I found that Brunstetter gave character Michelle depth along with secondary characters in the story: Ezekiel and Brad. With a second book in the future these characters maybe allowed to grow even more along with granddaughter Sara. I look forward to learning more about the Lapp family and Michelle.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing and was under no obligation to post a review.
