The Long Way Home (A Secret Refuge Series #3) [Paperback]

Lauraine Snelling (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2001

When a disastrous decision by the trainmaster forces Jesselynn Highwood and her companions to separate from the wagon train, she races back to Fort Laramie to find a guide to take them to Oregon. But the guide has a far different plan, and following her heart, Jesselynn agrees to join him, her ragtag band in tow.

Back east, Louisa Highwood and her brother Zachary are captured by Union soldiers for smuggling medical supplies into Richmond. Can Louisa find a way to obtain her brother's freedom before it's too late?

The future of the Highwood family--and that of their beloved Twin Oaks--hangs in the balance. Will the war's end bring them together again?

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...fans will cheer as Louisa and Jesselynn find romance and happiness." -- Library Journal, June 1, 2001

From the Back Cover

A country still at war . . . two courageous women on separate perilous journeys


When a disastrous decision by the new wagon master forces Jesselynn Highwood and her companions to separate from the wagon train, she races back to Fort Laramie to find a guide to take them to Oregon. But the guide has a different plan, and following her heart, Jesselynn agrees to join him, her ragtag band in tow.

Back East, Louisa Highwood and her brother Zachary are caught in a web of deception and intrigue while smuggling medical supplies into Richmond.

The future of the Highwood family--and that of their beloved Twin Oaks--hangs in the balance. Will the war's end bring them together again?

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers; Reprinted edition (June 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556618417
• ISBN-13: 978-1556618413
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #675,078 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lauraine Snelling, an award-winning author of fifty-plus books with sales of over 2 million copies, also writes for a wide range of magazines and teaches at writers' conferences across the country. She and her husband make their home in Tehachapi, California.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great writing, but abbreviated ending, September 14, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Long Way Home (A Secret Refuge Series #3) (Paperback)

I have enjoyed this series, and can only assume by the abrupt ending that there will be more to come. The last 10 pages jump ahead 2 years and are rather hurried along. This happens at times during the series. We talk about training the horses for pages upon pages and then in a small sentence it says, "Meshach and Ophelia were married last week." So, be prepared for surprises like that. But overall, I enjoyed these books and the girls' struggles throughout. Great romance, christian applications, and action.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Looking for book 4, November 1, 2005

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Judy Heart (Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Long Way Home (A Secret Refuge Series #3) (Paperback)

I loved all three books in the Secret Refuge series until the end of book 3. Snelling does an outstanding job of developing the characters and their stories. I couldn't put the books down. But now I feel betrayed as she left all the characters and their stories unresolved. What happened to Twin Oaks, to Louisa, to Zachary etc. For that reason it was hard to give this book 4 stars. She owes her readers a Book 4.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Perserverance!, June 9, 2001

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stacye gibson (Chattanooga, TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Long Way Home (A Secret Refuge Series #3) (Paperback)

Truely, each of us can recall a time when we have felt we could not go on. This book brings new meaning to the word perserverance. Each sister and her courage and their daily, and I do mean daily, struggles can uplift us with the exsample of how to carry on. Great writing by the author, I felt like I was right in the middle of all that was happening.