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Lilies in Moonlight
Allison Pittman

Multinomah Books
April 2011 / ISBN 9781601421388
Inspirational /Fiction / Romance
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Reviewed by Barbara Buhrer

Young flapper, Lilly Margolis, is fleeing the unwelcome attentions of a fellow party goer and falls into the backward garden of an adjoining home twisting her ankle and collapsing. She is discovered the next morning by Eugene, the housekeeper. Lily is taken into the home of the wealthy family to be taken care of. The Burnside household consists of Betty Ruth, a wealthy widow who is on the verge of dementia, and Cullen, a disillusioned and disfigured veteran of the Great War ( World War I). When Cullen's career as a big league baseball player ended he enlisted in the army and was the victim of a mustard gas attack that left him disfigured. Lily adds life to their lonely world. Betty Ruth teaches Lily about faith and God's gift. When Betty Ruth has a "vision" that Cullen's troubles would be cured if he returned from Pensacola Florida, to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, the scene of his baseball failure. The Four undertake a motor trip from Florida to Pennsylvania to the big league game about to occur. They will return Lily to her home and estranged mother in Pennsylvania. En route they visit a tent revival and stay at a tourist motel, experiencing racial prejudice but also friendship. The journey will hopefully find a future for Cullen and Lily.

This is a beautifully written heartwarming story of two scarred victims. This is a picture of the Prohibition era in Florida with its tent revivals, its racial prejudices, and of the baseball scene of the time. It is the story of love and redemption and faith in God. An exceptional cast of characters keep the reader engrossed in the story.

Reviewer's Note:
Reviewed 2011
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