During the summer of 1941, an Oklahoma family grapples with their complicated past, searches for forgiveness, and finds answers in the most surprising places.
Thank heavens you put the whole book up here! I went from Chapter 2-19 last night and just finished the final chapter tonight. Henderson House is such a fun and charming read. The pages are full of rich, evocative passages about Scripture, the natural world, and human nature. Detailed descriptions of all the book’s different settings give a true sense of how they shaped the characters. It isn’t a suspenseful book, but the ending is the warm-hearted and satisfying one I anticipated.
I prefer the alternative. It gives more context to the time period and Bessie’s professional status. She comes across as less "folksy" without losing any of her humor and charm. The sisterly advice for her eyeglasses is very funny and sets up an undertone for their relationship.
An enchanting boardinghouse tale of sisters, secrets, and later-in-life romance, Henderson House invites you to pull up a rocking chair and lose yourself in the heartaches and hopes of 1940s Oklahoma.
