But Esther had one remaining gift for Sophia – her four-year old daughter, Margaret Rose, and the journals that Esther had kept since the age of twelve. Although Sophia went on to marry another man she grew to truly love, Esther was gone, killed along with her husband in Denmark during World War II. Their close and loving relationship was torn asunder when Esther married the young minister Sophia wanted for herself, and Sophia spurned her sister in bitter anger, refusing to be reconciled until it was too late. Woven throughout are the journal entries of Esther, Sophia’s younger sister. The past is a tangible presence in this story. As his compassion grows into love, Dusty also sees his own need to reconcile himself with his past, and release it all to God. One look at Karen is all it takes for him to size her up, but with God’s help he soon sees that Karen is in desperate need of help.
Dusty lives on the Golden T, running a youth camp for at-risk boys in the summer, and helping Sophia keep the place going through the winter. Even if she inherited it, she couldn’t sell it for enough to return her to her prior lifestyle, and she could never live in a place like this!ĭusty Stoddard shares Karen’s conviction of her unsuitability for ranch life. All thoughts of ingratiating herself just in time to inherit her grandmother’s ranch, the Golden T, quickly die when Karen sees the shabby buildings set on barren land. She turns to Sophia, her only remaining relative. Karen who unsuccessfully tried to end her life as well, is now penniless and homeless. Karen’s wealthy father committed suicide when his illegal business practices came to light and he lost everything. Karen’s mother died a few years previously, still bitterly estranged from Sophia. “The sins of the fathers are visited upon the next generation and the next,” murmurs Sophia as she realizes the condition of Karen’s rejection-scarred heart, and what it will take to heal her. To Sophia’s sorrow, Karen resembles her mother in more ways than physically.The same tormented, haughty, love-starved spirit peers through Karen’s eyes. No introduction is necessary Karen is the living image of her deceased mother, Maggie Taylor Butler. It is a hot summer day in Idaho when eighty-two year-old Sophia Taylor sees the past step into the present in the form of her granddaughter, Karen Butler, whom she has never before met. Romance is a strong element, but the spiritual journey of each primary character remains paramount in this story of redemption and renewal. Robin Lee Hatcher boldly, but with great love, tackles heavy moral issues facing men and women today without wavering, as her characters learn to trust in the God who holds their futures as well as their pasts. So many regrets.” These words of Sophia Taylor echo through the pages of Whispers from Yesterday, an intricate tale of pain and despair rooted in the past – and the love, faith, and hope that heal the present and change the future.
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