"Miracle in a Dry Season" by Sarah Loudin Thomas is a Christian novel told through the eyes of Casewell, a 35 year old bachelor living in West Virginia in 1954. A new woman with a 5 year old in tow comes to Wise, WV and catches the eye of the town's leading bachelor. Soon after Perla arrives in Wise, a drought strikes the area and leads the local preacher to blame Perla for the drought. Seems to think it is punishment for having a child out of wedlock. Then the witch hunt is on.
This book was a hard book to get into. I never really came to care much about the characters. The witch hunt seems a little ridiculous for 1954; more for a 1354 era really. The book is well written. Characters seem well developed. The writer just could not bring me into the story. The cancer storyline was deeper and more realistic. I give it three stars.
I received this book in exchange for a review from Bethany House Publishers.
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