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Sanctuary: The Birth Place (Harlequin Superromance No. 1158)
Brenda Novak

Harlequin, 2003 - 304 pages

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Powerful and poignant -- Very highly recommended

Ten years ago, sixteen-year-old Hope Tanner sought sanctuary at The Birth Place in Enchantment, New Mexico. There she gave birth and placed her child for adoption. It was a heart breaking decision meant to protect her daughter from growing up like she did in a polygamist community. Now an obstetric nurse, hoe lives very quietly, creating an oasis of her home as a refuge from her past. But she cannot forget the extended family she left behind.

Finally Hope returns to the tiny community where she was raised. She comes away with her very pregnant sister Faith and a fear that they cannot escape the past. Determined to give her sister an opportunity for healing and independence, Hope returns with her sister to New Mexico to The Birth Place. Her return sparks unimaginable conflict for those who hold tragic secrets about her purported daughter and the nature of her adoption, and the adoptive father, Parker Reynolds.

The fifth novel of The Birth Place series sparkles with author Brenda Novak's characteristic flair for endearing tales. Novak's look into the polygamist lifestyle will amaze many readers with it poignant, bittersweet quality. Novak's carefully crafted tale of heartbreak and triumph becomes one of those powerful reads that is impossible to put down. Memorable characterizations and impossible situations makes SANCTUARY come very highly recommended.


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A story of Big Love at it's finest

Sanctuary, by Brenda Novak, is a well-researched book about polygamy and the effects of polygamy on its followers both in the sect and those who have left the sect. I have thoroughly enjoyed this book. All of her characters are believable, and realistic. I find the subject of polygamy to be a timely one in light of the new HBO series, "Big Love." For me, as a Mormon, it strikes a familiar chord even though The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints discontinued the practice of polygamy in 1890, when in order to become a state, Utah was forced to outlaw the practice. Brenda treats any intimacy between her characters in a discreet and tasteful way. I would highly recommend this book to everyone. It is a good, entertaining, and educational read. Brenda is an awesome writer.




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A Must Have For All Romance Fans!

Get up! Get your shoes on! Get in your car! GO BUY THIS BOOK! I just finished this book, and it is totally awesome! If you love romance, if you love a little bit of danger, if you love a great book, then this is a must have! Hope and Parker are the perfect characters, and you will definitely fall in love with these two and their story. This is my first time reading Brenda Novak, and I am hooked. I did not want to put the book down! I just can't say enough, but once you read the book, you will know exactly what I am talking about.






Good book.. interesting look at polygamy

For a Harlequin Romance, this was a particularly interesting one, as it deals with a girl who has run away from a polygamy community to save her child. Many plot twists and turns made this an interesting read.


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Poignant-a sure winner with a creepy backdrop

If you start this book near dinnertime, I practically guarantee you'll be ordering pizza! You just can't put this one down.

This book had three distinct elements that set it apart from an "ordinary": a romance with an insurmountable problem, the search for a child relinquished for adoption, intertwined with an extremely well researched look into the world of polygamy.

The community of Hope's origin was downright creepy-and from what I understand, quite realistic. I actually shuddered at some of the twisted statements made by the polygamous characters. The entire concept creeped me out...yet it set the tone for helping us understand Hope's strength and motivation to help her sister into a simple, peaceful life based on her own decisions. Brenda Novak manages to enforce that tone but without it overtaking the romantic and heartwarming elements of the story.

Makes me grateful for my wonderful husband, too...my ONE wonderful husband!!




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