Unveiling the Past

From the first page until the last, I was completely absorbed in the book, Bringing Maggie Home, and the three generations of DeFord women it introduces. The characters had become so real to me that for months after reading the last page, I wondered about them and how they were doing. So I was thrilled when I learned Kim Vogel Sawyer would be writing a sequel. While the first book dealt with the sometimes strained but always loving relationships between these mothers and daughters, Unveiling the Past, looks at the role of the father in each of their lives. For each of the DeFord women, their experience is very different. Matriarch Hazel had an alcoholic father who left his little girl hungering for his love. Diane had a loving father, but he was taken early from the family by a fatal accident. Granddaughter Meghan has lived most of her life without even knowing the name of the man who fathered her. What Mrs Sawyer does beautifully in this story is remind the characters (and us) that while we may or may not have a wonderful dad on earth, we are each given the opportunity to know our Father in Heaven who love us perfectly. Sequels can be a tricky thing. Sometimes the second book just doesn’t have the same appeal as the first, but this one doesn’t disappoint. As I read the last sentence and closed the book, I felt my journey with this dear family was complete and very rewarding.