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When the Meadow Blooms by Ann H. Gabhart Book Review

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ABOUT THE BOOK Widow Rose Meadows eagerly accepts her brother-in-law's offer for her and her two daughters to live on his farm after her treatments in a sanatorium finds them needing a home. But is this scarred and reclusive man ready for all the changes these women will bring to his life? BOOK REVIEW I don't know what to say. This book was so beautifully written. Ann H. Gabhart had it told through 3 viewpoints- Rose Meadow (Mother), Sienna, and Calla (daughters). She takes you back to 1925 into Calla and Sienna Rose's lives. Rose Meadow lost her husband to influenza. She is recovering from tuberculosis in the hospital so her two daughters are in a horrible orphanage. They are hoping Dirk Meadows, Rose's brother-in-law could take them in except he was badly burnt in a fire and can't really do much. If Rose and her daughters can go to Dirk's home will it work out or will they be kicked out on the street? They unearth long-held secrets.  This is such a heartwarmin