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The Sandcastle Sister (A Carolina Chronicles) Kindle Edition

by Lisa Wingate (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 635 ratings
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*An Outer Banks Novella*

I want to be like this stretch of freshly cleared shore. At times I think, I'm ready. Let the waves wash over me. But then I catch myself running from the tide just before it happens . . .

New York editor Jen Gibbs knew when she bought Evan Hall's next blockbuster book, it would change her career. She didn't know it would change her life. But after being sent along on the European book tour, at Evan's request, she has made a promise she's not sure she can keep--she's crossed professional lines and accepted Evan's surprising engagement proposal. Now she's scared to death. In Jen's family, marriage represents the death of every dream a woman holds for herself.

Can the revelation of her mother's long-held secret open the doors to Jen's future and change her beliefs about life and love?
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"I am in awe of Lisa Wingate's talent." -- Debbie Macomber, New York Times #1 Bestselling Author
"Lisa Wingate never disappoints." -- USA Today

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00Y3MKDK8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tyndale House Publishers (May 29, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 29, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 6859 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 155 pages
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    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 635 ratings

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Lisa Wingate

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Lisa Wingate's new novel, Shelterwood, is upcoming in June 4th, 2024. Her novel, Before We Were Yours, was a #1 New York Times bestseller, remained on the list for over two years, and has sold more than three million copies. Her books have been translated into over forty languages and have appeared on bestseller lists worldwide. Before We Were Yours, her blockbuster hit, was Publishers Weekly’s third longest running bestseller of 2017, and was voted by readers as the 2017 Goodreads Choice Award winner for historical fiction. She lives in Texas and Colorado with her family and her cuddly little teddy bear of a dog, Huckleberry. Find her at her website or on Facebook and Instagram.

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Lee Ann Rubsam
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Writing
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2024
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This was the first book I have read by Lisa Wingate, and it was exceptional. Beautiful prose, engaging story line, and inspiring Christian thoughts. I will be reading more of her works.
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Speedy Grandma
4.0 out of 5 stars In one or two sittings you can enjoy the novella THE SANDCASTLE SISTER by Lisa Wingate
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2017
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In one or two sittings you can enjoy the novella THE SANDCASTLE SISTER by Lisa Wingate. It's a short work that is full of realistic wisdom, but not too deep.

New York editor Jen Gibbs grew up in the Appalachia mountains, in a family that was part of a religious cult. She and her five other siblings had it rough, but she ran away from the archaic, abusive lifestyle and became her own woman. So much so, she's afraid to commit to marriage, as all marriage patterned in front of her spelled disaster. One other sister, the baby, has followed Jen's example and is doing well at Western Carolina University where she is pursuing some genealogy research that alarms Jen and draws her home from Paris to try and stop her. What they end up doing, however, is finding in the Outer Banks the hard-working half-sister they never knew existed, and the wisdom she has learned from a life much tougher than Jen knew.

I really enjoyed this Christian fiction, and it did refresh my count-your-blessings mode.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A powerful, moving, heartwarming gem!!
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2015
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A truly magical, lyrical, riveting, and heartwarming novel. Lisa Wingate has once again written a true gem with "The Sandcastle Sister."

From beginning to end, the reader is taken on a journey of self-discovery of three sisters, all of whom are quite different and yet very similar. The path each has taken in their lives up to this point...and where they are heading after a week together are very different. And yet they are able to support one another on their individual and joint journey's.

This is a novel full of love, family ties, sisterly connections, self-discovery, growth, friendship and life choices.

It is written so poetically that the reader is truly unable and unwilling to put the novel down.

I cannot speak highly enough about "The Sandcastle Sister," the Carolina Collection or about the author.

The powerful and impactful manner in which Lisa Wingate writes is a true gift rarely found in the literary world and one no reader should pass up or put off.
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Dalene
5.0 out of 5 stars Lisa Wingate does it again!!!! A great read!!!
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2015
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Another great read from Lisa Wingate. As with all her books, I enjoyed reading Sancastle Sister. It was nice to re-visit Sandy's Sea Glass Shop and to find out more about the relationship of Jenn and Evan and also Jenn and her sister Lily Clarette. I can't wait to find out how everything will come together in the soon to be released "The Seakeepers Daughter". I have enjoyed all of the novels and novelettes in the Carolina Heirloom Series. They can all be read alone or read in order. Lisa has a wonderful way of writing that is truly amazing. It's as though you are right there living among the characters. I love that she has written this series and that people keep reappearing with even more depth to the characters. I hate to say "goodbye" to characters I love so I have enjoyed seeing so many of the characters in this series again. Thanks, Lisa. The Seakeeper's Daughter can't come out soon enough!!!
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Cynthia Hatok
3.0 out of 5 stars Good story
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2021
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I liked the book but the story ended a bit abruptly. I’m wondering if there are any other books to tell the rest of the story.
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Flamingo Girl
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice novella
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2017
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As with all of Lisa Wingate's characters, the sisters in this story are very believable. The plot kept my interest too. The only thing that made this novella less enjoyable than the rest of the author's work was the lack of detail regarding the sisters' Appalachian background, which was hinted at but never fully explained. One example of this is the storyteller's necklaces that the sisters received from their mother before she left them. I realize this was a short story, but some of it seemed to hinge on the significance of the necklaces, since they were certainly referred to often enough to pique my interest. Otherwise, it was a nice quick read.
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Jessica Higgins
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic tie-in between The Story Keeper and The Prayer Box!
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2015
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After the smash success of Evan Hall’s new book, The Story Keeper, the publishing house wants him to make a European book tour. He agrees on only one condition, that his editor, Jen Gibbs, accompany him. While in Bath, Italy, Evan proposes to Jen. Caught up in the moment, Jen says yes, but almost immediately begins having second thoughts. She knows that she loves Evan, but she has been trying her whole life to stay far removed from the marriages portrayed by her childhood in the Church of the Brethren Saints. When she learns that her baby sister, Lily Clarette, has been talking to their mother’s brother who is in prison and that she is going to go meet her mother’s younger sister, Jen flies back to North Carolina to try to talk some sense into her. Eventually, they both agree to go to the Outer Banks and find out who this new person is and what she will add to their life.

I really enjoy all the little novellas that Lisa Wingate has written that ties in her Outer Bank collection. Each novel easily stands alone on its own, but the novellas bring life together between the stories. The Sandcastle Sister is no exception. In this case, three characters from The Story Keeper are brought back to life and introduced to some of the characters from originally introduced in The Prayer Box. The common character throughout each novella is Sandy from Sandy’s Seashell Shop. Her shop seems to bring together the most unlikely of characters. I was really sad when The Story Keeper ended. I had enjoyed the story so much and really wanted to see more growth between Jen and Evan. This is the continuation of that story. I was glad to see that Jen finally got the growth she needed to put her past behind her; I just didn’t realize it was going to take a new character to make it happen. I will be looking forward to see how The Sea Keeper’s Daughter brings this series full circle.
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Kate
4.0 out of 5 stars A good novella!
Reviewed in Canada on August 22, 2019
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It's been a while since I read the first part of Jen's story (The Story Keeper), but I felt like this book gave enough of the 'back story' for me to remember what had happened previously with her and Evan, and her family. I think the issues that Jen wrestled with were understandable, given her family's history, but I also liked what RC was able to remind her about 'living life in reverse'. I liked the imagery of letting the One who controls the ocean decide what treasures we will find on the sand and in our lives.
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