Crossroads [Paperback]

Nancy Moser (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2006

Award-winning author Nancy Moser brings readers a fresh new contemporary novel. Nancy's ability to create memorable characters whose lives are seamlessly woven together shines in Crossroads. Weaver, Kansas, is dying—and Madeline Weaver is determined to do whatever it takes to save it. Her solution: buy up the entire town and hold a contest to give away the land piece by piece, giving Madeline full control of who lives there. But once these modern pioneers accept the offer and populate the town, their lives intersect in ways completely out of Madeline's control. Suddenly Madeline is faced with secrets she has kept buried for years. This story of guilt, redemption, and renewed hope is sure to grip readers' hearts and leave them changed.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Nancy Moser is the award-winning author of over twenty inspirational novels that focus on discovering our unique purpose. Her genres include both contemporary and historical stories.  Her historical bio-novels allow real women-of-history to share their life stories: Just Jane (Jane Austen), Mozart's Sister (Nannerl Mozart), Washington's Lady (Martha Washington) and How Do I Love Thee? (Elizabeth Barrett Browning.) Her newest historical romance, Masquerade, comes out in August 2010. Her time-travel novel, Time Lottery, won a Christy Award, and Washington's Lady was a finalist. Her contemporary books are known for their big-casts and intricate plotting. Some titles are John 3: 16, Crossroads, The Sister Circle, and The Invitation. Nancy and her husband Mark live in the Midwest. She's earned a degree in architecture, traveled extensively in Europe, and has performed in numerous theaters, symphonies, and choirs. She gives Sister Circle Seminars around the country, helping women identify their gifts as they celebrate their sisterhood. She paints canes voraciously, kills all her houseplants, and can wire an electrical fixture without getting shocked. She is a fan of anything antique--humans included. Find out more at nancymoser.com and sistercircles.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. (February 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1414301618
• ISBN-13: 978-1414301617
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,138,200 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Nancy Moser is the award-winning author of over twenty novels that focus on the characters discovering their unique purpose. Her genres include both contemporary and historical stories. Her latest release "An Unlikely Suitor" was named to Booklist's "Top 10 Romance Novels of 2011". Both "An Unlikely Suitor" and "Masquerade" are set in the Gilded Age of New York City (see a book trailer for "Masquerade" below.) Coming out in 2012 is a Christmas/Quilt antholgy,"A Patchwork Christmas", containing three novellas by Moser, Stephanie Grace Whitson, and Judith Miller. Moser's contemporary books are known for their big-cast utilization of multiple points-of-view and intricate plotting. Some titles are "John 3: 16", "The Sister Circle", "The Good Nearby", and "The Invitation." Her historical bio-novels allow real women-of-history to share their life stories: "Just Jane" (Jane Austen), "Mozart's Sister" (Nannerl Mozart), "Washington's Lady" (Martha Washington) and "How Do I Love Thee?" (Elizabeth Barrett Browning.) Her time-travel novel, "Time Lottery", won a Christy Award and "Washington's Lady" was a finalist. Nancy and her husband Mark live in the Midwest. She's earned a degree in architecture, traveled extensively in Europe, and has performed in numerous theaters, symphonies, and choirs. She gives Said So Sister Seminars around the country, helping women identify their gifts as they celebrate their sisterhood. She paints canes voraciously, kills all her houseplants, and can wire an electrical fixture without getting shocked. She is a fan of anything antique--humans included. Find out more at www.nancymoser.com, www.sistercircles.com. and her historical fiction blog at: http://footnotesfromhistory.blogspot.com/

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another creative plot novel!, February 27, 2006

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Jim Danielson (Liberty, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crossroads (Paperback)

One of Nancy Moser's strengths is her creative ability to come up with some very thought provoking plots! I've read all of her books.

Regarding her plots you first say, "That would never happen", but after reading for a while you say, "I wonder how people would react if it did happen that way."

Crossroads may take you on a trip to Weaver, KS that you will never forget.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars interesting character driven tale, March 1, 2006

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crossroads (Paperback)

One century ago, her ancestors founded Weaver, Kansas, but now the place is dying. Town matriarch elderly spinster Madeline Weaver detests that her heritage is slowly eroding. She loathes how people drop spouses as if they are tossing the garbage. Finally she hates the constant people moving, people moving out as nothing seems stable except the decline of her hometown.

Madeline has decided to do something to save Weaver. She buys up all the property and holds a contest in which she gives away land one lot at a time. Her plan is simple to control who lives in her town and how they live. At first the winners feel kind towards their benefactor, but as the rules become enforced many wonder if a mean spirited dictator runs their lives. However, Madeline has a past too that she has kept secret and that is about to be revealed leading to either redemption or humiliation depending on how she reacts.

This is an interesting character driven tale as Madeline and an assortment of supporting players are at the CROSSROADS of their lives while coming together in Weaver, Kansas to start over. Madeline is an intriguing protagonist as the septuagenarian tries to cling to her heritage not expecting that part of it is a secret she prefers left concealed because it shames her. Fans will enjoy this fine look at people struggling with difficult decisions as no option is all right or all wrong with most containing pros and cons.

Harriet Klausner

5.0 out of 5 stars Nancy Moser....did it again!!!, October 19, 2007

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CatWoman "Book 'Oholic" (New England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crossroads (Paperback)

I have enjoyed all of Nancy Moser's books - this one was great because it showed how much we are all connected even though it may not seem to be the case at first glance!