The Homecoming of Samuel Lake by Jenny Wingfield

Permanent pulpit reassignment propels Reverend Samuel Lake home to Magnolia, Arkansas with his wife, Willadee, and their three children. An extended visit with Willadee’s parents, Calla and John Moses, provides refuge and perspective to the couple alongside her four brothers, their wives and children. While Samuel endeavors to find another means of earning a living, Willadee regains her bearings by working in the family business until a family tragedy spurs each of them to reassess priorities in this heartwarming family saga and first novel.