ON SPARROW HILL
Maureen Lang
Tyndale House Publishers
ISBN: 10:1-4143-1346-2
January 2008
Christian Fiction

Generations of Seabroooke's have always served the Hollinworth family and taken care of their big estate. And the current Seabrooke serving the family is Rebecca. She has been given the administrative job of ensuring the upkeep of the home and making it a successful historic home.

Soon Rebecca comes upon a stack of letters that records the history and events surrounding the house. Reading through the letters with Quentin Hollinworth, she discovers a legacy that she has never known before. She discovers how her own past is entwined with the Hollinworth history more deeply and strongly than she had ever imagined. Along the way she has to nurture her relationship with God and her new relationship with Quentin, and appease Lady Elise, Quentin's rich mother, who does not like her dating her son.

Set in England, this novel is the story of one woman's journey of discovery. Alternating between present day and historic events and letters, the book provides two novels in one: one following Rebecca as she reads about the ancestors through the letters and one about the ancestors themselves. The story started off slow and it took a while to get into it as the characters and plot line was introduced. But once past the first chapter, the story picks up and becomes riveting. The characters were well developed and Rebecca is somebody that the readers can relate to. Lady Elise's snobby behaviour is portrayed very well throughout the novel were Rebecca is conversing with her, creating an environment much like the Middle Ages. I would recommend this heartwarming book to both those who like history and contemporary fiction since it includes both.

Reviewed by Jasmine Abraham
Rating: 4 ½