When the Meadow Blooms

by Ann H. Gabhart

Publisher:

Revell

, 2022

Overview

If any place on God’s earth was designed to help one heal, it is Meadowland. Surely here, at her brother-in-law’s Kentucky farm, Rose and her daughters can recover from the events of the recent past--the loss of her husband during the 1918 influenza epidemic, her struggle with tuberculosis that required a stay at a sanatorium, and her girls’ experience in an orphanage during her illness. At Meadowland, hope blooms as their past troubles become rich soil in which their faith can grow.

Dirk Meadows may have opened his home to his late brother’s widow and her girls, but he keeps his heart tightly closed. The roots of his pain run deep, and the evidence of it is written across his face. Badly scarred by a fire and abandoned by the woman he loved, Dirk fiercely guards his heart from being hurt again. But it may be that his visitors will bring light back into his world and unlock the secret to true healing.

Bestselling author Ann H. Gabhart explores the tender places within the human heart in this character-driven story of trusting God to turn our burdens into something beautiful.

***

”Gabhart shines in crafting protagonists who exude quiet strength and optimism in search of wholeness. With its pastoral setting and reflective characters, this cozy read explores the uncertainty present in every new beginning."--Booklist

"When the Meadow Blooms is a touching, wholesome story about second chances and the possibility we all have for growth."--Manhattan Book Review

From the Back Cover

Hope blooms at Meadowland

If any place on God’s earth was designed to help one heal, it is Meadowland. Surely here, at her brother-in-law’s Kentucky farm, Rose and her daughters can recover from the events of the recent past--the loss of her husband during the 1918 influenza epidemic, her struggle with tuberculosis that required a stay at a sanatorium, and her girls’ experience in an orphanage during her illness. At Meadowland, past troubles become rich soil in which faith can grow.

Dirk Meadows may have opened his home to his late brother’s widow and her girls, but he keeps his heart tightly closed. The roots of his pain run deep, and the evidence of it is written across his face. Badly scarred by a fire and abandoned by the woman he loved, Dirk fiercely guards his heart from being hurt again.

But it may be that his visitors will bring light back into his world and unlock the secret to true healing.


Praise for the novels of Ann H. Gabhart

“Her best historical inspirational yet."--Publishers Weekly, starred review of Along a Storied Trail

”Absorbing."--Booklist on Along a Storied Trail

“Compellingly crafted."--Midwest Book Reviews on An Appalachian Summer

Product Details

• Title: When the Meadow Blooms
• Author: Ann H. Gabhart
• Publisher: Revell
• Print Publication Date: 2022
• Logos Release Date: 2021
• Pages: 384
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9781493436200, 9780800737221, 0800737229, 1493436201
• Resource ID: LLS:9781493436200
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-06-13T16:32:43Z

About Ann H. Gabhart

Ann H. Gabhart is the bestselling and award-winning author of several Shaker novels--The Outsider, The Believer, The Seeker, The Blessed, The Gifted, and The Innocent--as well as These Healing Hills, Angel Sister, Small Town Girl, Love Comes Home, Words Spoken True, and The Heart of Hollyhill series. She is also the author of the popular Hidden Springs Mysteries series as A. H. Gabhart. She has been a finalist for the ECPA Book of the Year and the Carol Awards, and has won two Selah Awards for Love Comes Home. Ann and her husband enjoy country life on a farm a mile from where she was born in rural Kentucky. Learn more at www.annhgabhart.com.