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—Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean
“Hope Springs portrays the struggles and yearnings of the human heart against a backdrop of small-town graces and female friendships. It is a lovely novel filled with hope.”
—Sue Monk Kidd, author of The Secret Life of Bees
“In Lynne Hinton’s Hope Springs a beautiful story grows side by side with powerful truth. It caused my soul to bloom.”
—Philip Gulley, author of the Harmony series
“With unexpected humor, sensitive dialogue, and an intimate knowledge of relationships, Lynne Hinton shows us that the ongoing capacity to love and give is the very essence of womanhood.”
—Ann Howard Creel, author of The Magic of Ordinary Days
“An evocative story of friendship and fellowship, love, loss, renewal, and the boundless strength and great good humor unique to women, regardless of age or life-experience.”
—Suzann Ledbetter, author of North of Clever
“For all those who loved Friendship Cake, Hope Springs will be like a garden party with old friends.”
—Loraine Despres, author of The Scandalous Summer of Sissy LeBlanc
“With a loving eye for her characters, Lynne Hinton tells a gentle story of faith, healing, and redemption.”
—Brenda Jernigan, author of Every Good & Perfect Gift
“If books had a taste, this one would be the genuine tangy sweetness of a small homegrown strawberry.”
—Lois Battle, author of Florabama Ladies’ Auxiliary and Sewing Circle
Forever Friends
“I want to move to Hope Springs and I want these strong, wonderful women as my friends…forever. Whatever you do, don’t miss this book!”
—Cassandra King, author of The Sunday Wife
“Lynne Hinton writes about the kind of life we all dream of having—abiding friendships, deep roots, and love no-matter-what.”
—Philip Gulley, author of the Harmony series
“Lynne Hinton’s talent shines in Forever Friends. Fans of the Hope Springs series will be delighted with this one.”
—Michael Morris, author of Slow Way Home
“Forever Friends is a wise, moving novel of the sustaining power of friendship. Hinton’s characters…learn that love, like grief, can never be measured and that the blessing of true friendship bestows many gifts, among them forgiveness and grace.”
—Pamela Duncan, author of Moon Women and Plant Life
“Lynne Hinton writes about the most important things—family, friends, and faith—with grace, wit, and a keen insight. This highly readable novel was a pleasure from the first page to the last.”
—Silas House, author of Clay’s Quilt and A Parchment of Leaves
“Forever Friends is a faith affirming read. [A] finely crafted book on the power of fellowship and faith.”
—Katherine Valentine, author of A Miracle for St. Cecilia’s
ALSO BY LYNNE HINTON
The Hope Springs Series:
Friendship Cake
Hope Springs
The Things I Know Best: A Novel
The Last Odd Day: A Novel
Meditations for Walking
Copyright
FOREVER FRIENDS. Copyright © 2003 by Lynne Hinton. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
Adobe Digital Edition April 2009 ISBN 978-0-06-194449-9
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