Everything I Long for (Whispering Pine) [Paperback]

Melody Carlson (Author)

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From Library Journal

Newspaper editor Maggie Carpenter and her son, Spencer, are settling into their new home in Pine Mountain, OR, when he discovers a runaway girl in the woods. Drawing on her Christian beliefs, Maggie opens her heart and home to Leah and offers to help the girl discover her biological father's identity. Leah's only clues are her age and her father's hometown--Pine Mountain. But Maggie's gesture leads her friends to question her intentions, and rumors fly about Leah. As her world and the once peaceful town turn topsy-turvy, Maggie learns the truth about Leah's father. Carlson offers a modern-day version of the Good Samaritan as an entertaining, if predictable, addition to the series.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 268 pages
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers (January 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736900624
• ISBN-13: 978-0736900621
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,680,293 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Melody Carlson has written around 200 books for teens, women and children. That's a lot of books, but mostly she considers herself a "storyteller." Her books range from serious issues like schizophrenia (Finding Alice) to lighter topics like house-flipping (A Mile in My Flip-Flops) but most of the inspiration behind her fiction comes right out of real life. Her young adult novels (Diary of a Teenage Girl, TrueColors etc.) appeal to teenage girls around the world. Her annual Christmas novellas become more popular each year. She's won a number of awards (including the Rita and Gold Medallion) and some of her books have been optioned for film/TV. Carlson has two grown sons and makes her home in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and yellow Lab dog. To find out more about Melody Carlson, visit her website at http://www.melodycarlson.com/

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Delightful!, May 8, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Everything I Long for (Whispering Pine) (Paperback)

Maggie takes in a runaway teenager girl who is looking for her real father (book two of Whispering Pines). What a shock to find out who he is! She also deals with her son's band, her mother's illness and her own uncertain feelings about her future with Jed.

This is a delightful series (like Mitford) where you care about all the people in this quaint town.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars whispering pine series, July 29, 2002

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alene (memphis, tn) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Everything I Long for (Whispering Pine) (Paperback)

this is the most delightful series that i have ever read. it was so enjoyable that i let several of my friends and family share the series of books. we were constantly trading. the one thing that we all agreed on was that there needed to be a book 5. truly some of melody carlsons finest works.

4.0 out of 5 stars Small-Town Glimpses, July 30, 2010

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Mike Graczyk (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Everything I Long for (Whispering Pine) (Paperback)

Having relocated to the small town Whispering Pines a year or so before, journalist Maggie Carpenter and her son learn more about its characters as they take in a stray girl and try to find out more about her past and her father's identity. I didn't actually know this was a second in a series when I read it but that doesn't detract too much from the narrative, which can almost stand on its own. The intermingling of the different persons moves along a friendly pace--not too fast, not too slowly--with the rhythm of an early evening stroll through a favorite park. At least within this story, Maggie's Christian faith is only peripheral to the main plot so when she voices certain opinions rooted in it, they can appear rather jagged and sudden. But they still have some merit as she ruminates on her life and tries to discover everything she longs for.