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Title	:	The Homecoming of Samuel Lake
Author	:	Jenny Wingfield
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 352 pages
Published	:	July 12th 2011 by Random House
Categories	:	Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. American. Southern. Adult Fiction

The Homecoming of Samuel Lake

Jenny Wingfield

Hardcover | Pages: 352 pages

Rating: 4.1 | 9327 Users | 1549 Reviews

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Every first Sunday in June, members of the Moses clan gather for an annual reunion at “the old home place,” a sprawling hundred-acre farm in Arkansas. And every year, Samuel Lake, a vibrant and committed young preacher, brings his beloved wife, Willadee Moses, and their three children back for the festivities. The children embrace the reunion as a welcome escape from the prying eyes of their father’s congregation; for Willadee it’s a precious opportunity to spend time with her mother and father, Calla and John. But just as the reunion is getting under way, tragedy strikes, jolting the family to their core: John’s untimely death and, soon after, the loss of Samuel’s parish, which set the stage for a summer of crisis and profound change.

In the midst of it all, Samuel and Willadee’s outspoken eleven-year-old daughter, Swan, is a bright light. Her high spirits and fearlessness have alternately seduced and bedeviled three generations of the family. But it is Blade Ballenger, a traumatized eight-year-old neighbor, who soon captures Swan’s undivided attention. Full of righteous anger, and innocent of the peril facing her and those she loves, Swan makes it her mission to keep the boy safe from his terrifying father.

With characters who spring to life as vividly as if they were members of one’s own family, and with the clear-eyed wisdom that illuminates the most tragic—and triumphant—aspects of human nature, Jenny Wingfield emerges as one of the most vital, engaging storytellers writing today. In The Homecoming of Samuel Lake she has created a memorable and lasting work of fiction.

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Original Title:	The Homecoming of Samuel Lake
ISBN:	0385344082 (ISBN13: 9780385344081)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Samuel Lake, Swan Lake, Willadee Moses, Blade Ballenger
Setting:	Arkansas(United States)

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On page 50, and loving this book.

Awesome book...loved the story, the pacing, the language. Were it possible, this would be a six star fro me.

Great review, Dem. A gem of a book indeed!

Recommended Reading The Homecoming of Samuel Lake is just one of those books you must read. My attention grabbed as soon as I read the first sentence."John Moses couldnt have chosen a worse day, or a worse way to die if hed planned it for a lifetime."The story takes place in the backwoods of Arkansas. The characters, especially the children are fun. As I read, I found myself laughing out loud several times. "Here I've been, dogging your tracks like you were some kind of hero, when all you

This was a gem of a book. Truly "a diamond in a turnip patch." This is a story of innocence ending when bad things happen to good people. A story of redemption, hope and faith. Of miracles happening when one least expects it, especially for Sam Lake, a preacher who is without a pulpit and his faith beginning to wane; and his daughter, Swan Lake, who captures the innocence and purity that only a child can have. Grab a tissue as this story will make you chuckle, cry and make your heart swell. 4.5

Thanks Carolyn. Its definitely an involving read.

The Lake family heads home to the Moses clan every year for the yearly reunion. Samuel Lake usually leaves his wife Willadee and three children there while he runs to see what congregation he will be assigned to preach at for the coming year. This year Willadee's father dies and they find out that Sam has no flock to preach at. So they move in at the Willadee's mom's home. That happens to be a store and all night bar. The Lakes youngest child Swan is mostly the main character, but you come to