Homefront Dreams

A Story Set in WWII

Before we learn more about this book, the winner of last week's Permanent Resident at the Purse Table is Melanie Backus.

In Homefront Dreams, Darlene Franklin takes us back to the years following the attack on Pearl Harbor. Patriotism runs high and everyone wants to do their part. Clarinda Tuttle Finch is a war widow serving out her husband’s term as mayor of Maple Notch, Vermont. When she is re-elected, her opponent, high school principal Ralph Quincy Gilley, doesn’t hold a grudge but pitches in to help her in any way he can except to keep the girl’s school open. The school has been in the family since Clarinda’s grandmother started it in the late 19^th century. Enrollment is down, and the faculty is growing older and really needs to close. As Clarinda and Ralph work together, the attraction between them grows, but can they resolve their differences and find a solution for the problems facing their town because of the war? With characters who will touch your heart in situations faced by so many of our loved ones during those early years of war, Darlene has crafted a story that is both heart-warming and nostalgic, but also heart-rending as the people of Maple Notch face the realities of a world war.  

Blurb for the Book:

CLARINDA FINCH HATES CHANGE.

As the newly elected mayor of Maple Notch, the war widow must lead her town through the dark days of World War II. But where she finds comfort in tradition, the town council insists on trying new ways of handling the homefront challenges. Her most untraditional opponent? Councilman Ralph Quincy. 

High school principal Ralph never expected to become a friend to Clarinda and her family. But as she spars with him over the war effort, the smart, spirited mayor is the most compelling woman he's ever known. Can they put aside their differences and fight for both their town and a future together?

Darlene Franklin’s greatest claim to fame is that she writes full-time from a nursing home. She lives in Oklahoma, near her son and his family, and continues her interests in playing the piano and singing, books, good fellowship, and reality TV in addition to writing. She is an active member of Oklahoma City Christian Fiction Writers, American Christian Fiction Writers, and the Christian Authors Network. She has written twenty-seven books, been published in twenty more, and has written more than 200 devotionals. Her historical fiction ranges from the Revolutionary War to World War II, from Texas to Vermont. You can find Darlene online elsewhere at http://darlenehfranklinwrites.blogspot.com/, http://mydailynibble.blogspot.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/darlene.franklin.3 .

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