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The Sowing Season
The Sowing Season: A Novel | Katie Powner
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After he's forced to sell the family farm he's labored on his whole life, 63-year-old Gerrit Laninga doesn't know what to do with himself. He sacrificed everything for the land--his time, his health, his family--with nothing to show for it but bitterness, regret, and two grown children who want nothing to do with him. Fifteen-year-old Rae Walters has growing doubts and fears about The Plan--the detailed blueprint for high school that will help her follow in her lawyer father's footsteps. She's always been committed to The Plan, but now that the pressure to succeed is building, what was supposed to unite her family in purpose, may end up tearing it apart. When their paths cross just as they each need a friend the most, Gerrit's and Rae's lives begin to change in unexpected ways. Can they discover together what really matters in life and learn it's never too late for a second chance?
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I chose to read this because I thought there would be farming or gardening, but the MC Gerrit actually sells his farm and completely retires in the very first chapter. Most of the story deals with how he‘d always put the farm and his cows ahead of his family, and the severe damage this caused to every one of his relationships. A good story. I appreciate that Gerrit worked hard to completely change his priorities so he could salvage relationships.

intothehallofbooks This is one of my NetGalley backlog, I‘m working hard to catch up with my reviewing!! Many thanks to Bethany House Publishing for sending me a copy via NetGalley!! 3y
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Stellar debut! Highly recommend!

JenGalaxy4 Awesome characters? Check!
Moving, thoughtful, heartfelt and emotional story? Check!
A riled-up rooster and a precious little corgi? Check!

I laughed out loud so many times during the book's lighthearted moments. But, seriously, have some tissues nearby for the heartbreaking ones, because - wow.

Visit jengalaxy4.wordpress.com for my entire review!
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