I highly recommend this story! I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher and was under no obligation to post a review. The subtle faith and feminine strength throughout this book make it stand out from the crowd. Birdie’s devotion to the one she loves and her passion for stories earned her a very special place in my reader heart. Tenley’s zany writing antics are welcome comedic relief amidst her desperation to find her place and purpose in this world. The forces working against her left me outraged and unwilling to stop reading until the end.Įach time period leaps off the pages and the characters are completely captivating. Her intelligence and independence make Birdie a rare breed among her social peers obsessed with marrying for money and connections. Despite her past, Tenley chooses family and the hope of reconciliation over personal comfort and professional costs.īirdie has a dream and her heart a home yet her circumstances in the Gilded Age, specifically, her mother, prevent her from embracing those places that call to her spirit. She’s adrift in a sea of uncertainty without the anchoring presence of her father in her life.
Tenley is a modern-day, award-winning debut author who is struggling beneath the weight of loneliness and grief in the shadow of her father’s passing. Rachel Hauck is a master storyteller and these heartfelt dual-timeline stories are among my favorites! The Writing Desk is a rich and compelling story which embraces the complexities of two separate eras and two women with the same dream, writing stories. goodreads | amazon | bookdepository | christianbook
Tenley and Birdie are from two very different worlds, but fate has bound them together in a way time cannot erase. When she discovers her mother has taken extreme measures to manipulate her future, she must choose between submission and security or forging a brand new way all on her own. She wants to tell stories, write novels, make an impact on the world. But Birdie has dreams she doesn’t know how to realize. Under the strict control of her mother, her every move is decided ahead of time, even whom she’ll marry. Born during the Gilded Age, Birdie Shehorn is the daughter of the old money Knickerbockers. But when her estranged mother calls asking Tenley to help her through chemotherapy, she packs up for Florida where she meets handsome furniture designer Jonas Sullivan and discovers the story her heart’s been missing.Ī century earlier, another woman wrote at the same desk with hopes and fears of her own. With pressure mounting from her publisher, Tenley is weighted with writer’s block. Can she repeat her earlier success or is she a fraud who has run out of inspiration? Now that her second book is due, she’s locked in fear. Tenley Roth’s first book was a runaway bestseller. Purchases via affiliate links offset the cost of this website.
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