Journey of Hope : Two Novels

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Summary: Journey of Hope
Review: I have read Lurlene McDaniel before, and these two novels were no different from the three great ones in the Angels Trilogy which I highly recommend. The first novel of this joint book is Angel of Mercy. It involves Heather Barlow journeying to Africa on a hospital mercy ship following her graduation as a way to discover her idealistic dreams. She has been inspired by her parents' stories of their experiences in the Peace Corps. Once aboard, she meets Ian and is instantly attracted to him. In Africa, she learns much abtou herself and often the harsh realities she never expected to encounter. After an unexpected tragedy, Heather bravely risks herself for a resuce mission of a young orphan's sister in a war-torn area. Through her bravery, she leaves Africa extremely well-liked. But once she returns home, she feels like no one has chnaged but herself, her attempts at explaining her new philosophy to her friends, parents, and self-centered sister Amber unheard. Through much difficulty, Heather convinces her plastic surgeon mother to accompany her back to Africa with her friend Boyce to perform a desperately needed operation on the baby she rescued just months before. But an unexpected turn of events leave Amber somehow makign the journey. In Africa she has her own adventures and learns a great deal about herself and her goals, largely in part to her romantic interest Boyce. Tragedy once again strikes the Barlow family, and Amber and her mother are yanked home in fright. I highly recommend this book.