Dawn of the Golden Promise (An Emerald Ballad #5) [Audio Cassette]

B. J. Hoff (Author)

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: NorthStar Audiobooks (1995)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000K072RE
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,016,664 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

BJ Hoff's writing is known for her historical settings, her unforgettable characters, and her lyrical prose. She is the bestselling author of numerous historical fiction series, including the Riverhaven Years, the Mountain Song Legacy, the Song of Erin saga, the American Anthem series, and An Emerald Ballad series.

Her five-volume Emerald Ballad series was the first major work of fiction to bring the Irish immigration experience to the CBA marketplace-and the work that first brought BJ an international reading audience.

Her readers know they can expect to meet some memorable people in her novels and also know that many of those people will be immigrants-Irish immigrants particularly but not exclusively.

BJ admits to a passion for "building worlds." Whether her characters move about in small country towns or metropolitan areas, reside in Amish settlements, secluded mansions, or coal company houses, she creates communities where people can form relationships, raise families, pursue their faith, and experience the mountains and valleys of life.

She's intent on making her historical novels relevant to the present by developing characters and settings that, while staying true to the history and culture of their times, reflect many of the spiritual trials and social problems faced by contemporary readers. Her novels are meant to be "stories that build a bridge from the past to the present."

Her literary awards include the Christianity Today's Critics Choice Book Award for fiction; a Gold Medallion Award finalist; and a number of Excellence in Media Silver Angel awards. Her books have been translated into many foreign languages, and she frequently hears from her international readers in countries such as Ireland, England, Norway, and Germany.

A former church music director and music teacher, BJ is a member of the Authors Guild, the Irish American Cultural Institute, and the Appalachian Writers Association.

She writes from her home in a small town in east central Ohio. She and her husband share a love of music, books, and time spent with their family: two married daughters, three lively young grandsons, a loopy Golden Retriever, and a cunning, incorrigible but lovable cat.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome and Provocing, December 9, 1999

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Ashley Wio - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dawn of the Golden Promise (An Emerald Ballad #5) (Paperback)

This book was one of the best in the entire series, It causes you to think about who is really in control of your life. At first I thought I didn't like the series but then I couldn't put it down.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the BEST books you'll every read!, December 30, 2009

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c2 (Dublin, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dawn of the Golden Promise (An Emerald Ballad #5) (Paperback)

If you've never read anything by BJ Hoff make SURE you get this series to start. In all of my reading, I have never read a better author than this lady (well, of course, Beverly Cleary but that was YEARS ago!). As mentioned, this is the final book in a series of 5 that focuses on two families, one that immigrates to America during the time of the potato famine, and one that stays in Ireland and faces all the uproar and fighting during that time. Although these are Christian books, you will NOT find a better crafted series or author, I think, on the secular shelves. The research she does for each book she writes is so exemplified in the story, that you actually feel like you're in Ireland, in a tenement house in New York, etc. I was so surprised at this ending and I was also quite sad that it was over! This is literature at its best by an author that deserves the awards she's been receiving. Your knowledge will be increased, your faith strengthened, while being entertained immensely at the same time. Highly, highly recommend!

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice End to a Great Series, May 8, 2007

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Julie (NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dawn of the Golden Promise (An Emerald Ballad #5) (Paperback)

Truth be told, I thought the first book in this series was pretty boring. However, the second book got slightly better, the third better still, and so forth. The fifth book definitely continued that trend. It was very slow going in the beginning of the series, but by the time this book comes about, you've had a chance as a reader to get to know the characters and learn to love them, and their faults.