Whatever Tomorrow Brings (The Californians, Book 1) [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Lori Wick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1999

When the Donovan family arrives in San Francisco--after doing missionary work in Hawaii for 15 years--the children's enthusiasm is tempered by the real reason for their furlogh--mother has tuberculosis. After she dies, father must make the journey back to Hawaii, and daughter Kaitlin is left to care for the others. First in a new series set in California in the 1870s.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 480 pages
• Publisher: Thorndike Press (May 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786218029
• ISBN-13: 978-0786218028
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,654,756 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lori Wick is a multifaceted author of Christian fiction. As comfortable writing period stories as she is penning contemporary works, Lori's books (more than 5 million in print) vary widely in location and time period. Lori's faithful fans consistently put her series and standalone works on the bestseller lists. Lori and her husband live with their family in the Midwest.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How does she do it?, September 9, 2001

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This review is from: Whatever Tomorrow Brings (The Californians, Book 1) (Paperback)

In this book a missionary family travels from Hawaii to San Francisco and even though this trip is planned as a holiday they all sense that they won't return. After their arrival in San Francisco the mother dies and the father returns to Hawaii, only to get things setteled. The three children, Kaitlin, Sean and Marcail are supposed to stay with their aunt. But then cousin Percy appears. He falls in love with Kaitlin and as she keeps on ignoring him unwillingly he tries to force a kiss from her. Kaitlin who never had problems like this with men before blames herself for what had happened. She doesn't want to cause any more problems and so she decides to move away with her sibblings. They move to Santa Rosa where Kaitlin is able to work as a schoolteacher and where Marshall Riggs falls in love with her. But knowing about the episode with Percy he sees that he has to give Kaitlin time if he wants his love to be returned.

The journey to San Francisco, the death of the mother and the episode with Percy, all these things happen at the beginning of the story. So in the main part basically nothing happens. Kaitlin and Riggs discover their feelings for each other, Sean has problems with growing up and Marcail misses her father. Well, that's the whole story. And still, I promise you, you'll stay glued to this book. I don't know how Lori Wick does this but somehow you'll just fall in love with the characters so that they become like good friends every time you open the book and then you don't want to close it anymore. When I read the last page I was happy but also disapointed to somehow loose these new friends. I am now really looking forward to read the second part of the Californians. I recommend this book to everyone who likes to read good, romantic love stories.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful., October 19, 1999

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Carolyn H. ([e-mail]) (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Whatever Tomorrow Brings (The Californians, Bk. 1) (Paperback)

I've never had a book that has made me cry like this before. I'm a true romantic at heart and I think that what happened between Kaitlin and Rigg is what almost every girl has imagined as their romance. Although its set in an old fashioned world the emotions are so true that I just had to cry- and the book wasnt even sad! I just LOVED it so much and its the first Christian book I've ever read! You should read this book if you are reading my comments right now. God bless.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW, January 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Whatever Tomorrow Brings (The Californians, Bk. 1) (Paperback)

The California Series is simply wonderful!! Lori Wick can grab a readers attention with a wonderful story.