BJ Hoff offers another thrilling historical saga that will capture the hearts of readers everywhere. At the entrance to the city, an Irish governess climbs into a carriage and sets out to confront the man who destroyed her sister's life - a blind musician who hears music no one else can hear...On a congested city street, a lonely Scot physician with a devastating secret meets a woman doctor with the capacity to heal not only the sick...but also his heart...In a tumbledown shack among hundreds of others like it, an immigrant family struggles to survive, and a ragged street singer old beyond her years appoints herself an unlikely guardian...So begins "American Anthem", a story set in 1870s New York that lets the reader step into another time to share the hopes and dreams and triumphant faith of a people you'll grow to love...a people readers will never forget. "An eloquently told story that weaves history, music, faith and intrigue...an absolute pleasure". ("Christian Retailing"). "The story gently unfolds with intriguing characters, and the sound of music, which Hoff manages to make fly off the pages with her glorious and passionate descriptions". ("Christian Library Journal").
Originally published to strong sales several years ago, this new edition combines three of BJ's best novels into one saga-length volume.
- ISBN10 0736926461
- ISBN13 9780736926461
- Publish Date 1 March 2009
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 March 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Harvest House Publishers,U.S.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 564
- Language English