A Place Called Hope: A Novel
A Quaker pastor unknowingly instigates a small-town shakeup in the first novel in "a worthy and anticipated follow-up to the Harmony series" (Publishers Weekly).
When Quaker Pastor Sam Gardner is asked by the ill Unitarian minister to oversee a wedding in his place, Sam naturally agrees. It's not until the couple stands before him that he realizes they're two women. In the tempest of strong opinions and misunderstandings that follows the incident, Sam faces potential unemployment.
Deeply discouraged, he wonders if his pastoral usefulness has come to an end. Perhaps it's time for a change. After all, his wife has found a new job at the library, his elder son is off to college, and the younger has decided to join the military once he graduates high school. Sam is contemplating a future selling used cars when he receives a call from a woman in the suburban town of Hope, Indiana. It seems Hope Friends Meeting is in desperate need of a pastor. Though they only have twelve members, they also have a beautiful meetinghouse and a pie committee (Sam is fond of pie). But can he really leave his beloved hometown of Harmony?
Praise for Philip Gulley and the Harmony series
"Gulley is a Quaker pastor from Indiana with a charming sense of small-town life—and a shrewd sense of life in general." —The Wall Street Journal
"With the storytelling ability of Garrison Keillor, Gulley spins tales that are also a bit like Jan Karon's Mitford . . . His books abound with shrewd insights into human character." —Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
"The biggest collection of crusty, lovable characters since James Herriot settled in Yorkshire." —Booklist
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A Place Called Hope: A Novel
A Quaker pastor unknowingly instigates a small-town shakeup in the first novel in "a worthy and anticipated follow-up to the Harmony series" (Publishers Weekly).
When Quaker Pastor Sam Gardner is asked by the ill Unitarian minister to oversee a wedding in his place, Sam naturally agrees. It's not until the couple stands before him that he realizes they're two women. In the tempest of strong opinions and misunderstandings that follows the incident, Sam faces potential unemployment.
Deeply discouraged, he wonders if his pastoral usefulness has come to an end. Perhaps it's time for a change. After all, his wife has found a new job at the library, his elder son is off to college, and the younger has decided to join the military once he graduates high school. Sam is contemplating a future selling used cars when he receives a call from a woman in the suburban town of Hope, Indiana. It seems Hope Friends Meeting is in desperate need of a pastor. Though they only have twelve members, they also have a beautiful meetinghouse and a pie committee (Sam is fond of pie). But can he really leave his beloved hometown of Harmony?
Praise for Philip Gulley and the Harmony series
"Gulley is a Quaker pastor from Indiana with a charming sense of small-town life—and a shrewd sense of life in general." —The Wall Street Journal
"With the storytelling ability of Garrison Keillor, Gulley spins tales that are also a bit like Jan Karon's Mitford . . . His books abound with shrewd insights into human character." —Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
"The biggest collection of crusty, lovable characters since James Herriot settled in Yorkshire." —Booklist
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A Place Called Hope: A Novel

A Place Called Hope: A Novel

by Philip Gulley
A Place Called Hope: A Novel

A Place Called Hope: A Novel

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A Quaker pastor unknowingly instigates a small-town shakeup in the first novel in "a worthy and anticipated follow-up to the Harmony series" (Publishers Weekly).
When Quaker Pastor Sam Gardner is asked by the ill Unitarian minister to oversee a wedding in his place, Sam naturally agrees. It's not until the couple stands before him that he realizes they're two women. In the tempest of strong opinions and misunderstandings that follows the incident, Sam faces potential unemployment.
Deeply discouraged, he wonders if his pastoral usefulness has come to an end. Perhaps it's time for a change. After all, his wife has found a new job at the library, his elder son is off to college, and the younger has decided to join the military once he graduates high school. Sam is contemplating a future selling used cars when he receives a call from a woman in the suburban town of Hope, Indiana. It seems Hope Friends Meeting is in desperate need of a pastor. Though they only have twelve members, they also have a beautiful meetinghouse and a pie committee (Sam is fond of pie). But can he really leave his beloved hometown of Harmony?
Praise for Philip Gulley and the Harmony series
"Gulley is a Quaker pastor from Indiana with a charming sense of small-town life—and a shrewd sense of life in general." —The Wall Street Journal
"With the storytelling ability of Garrison Keillor, Gulley spins tales that are also a bit like Jan Karon's Mitford . . . His books abound with shrewd insights into human character." —Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
"The biggest collection of crusty, lovable characters since James Herriot settled in Yorkshire." —Booklist

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781455519811
Publisher: Center Street
Publication date: 09/24/2024
Series: Hope , #1
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 378
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

About The Author
Philip Gulley, a Quaker pastor, has become the voice of small-town American life. Along with writing Front Porch Tales, Hometown Tales, and For Everything a Season, Philip Gulley is the author of the Harmony Series of novels. Gulley lives in Indiana with his wife, Joan, and their sons.
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