Finding Juniper
Welcome to the Blog Tour for Finding Juniper by Cindy Thomson, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
About the Book
Title: Finding Juniper
Author: Cindy Thomson
Publisher: Emerald Path Press
Release Date: January 2, 2025
Genre: Christian Fiction, Historical Fiction
For Patrick Doyle, the claim that time heals all wounds is a cruel lie.
In 1920, returning from WWI, Paddy finds Ireland creeping toward civil war. Invisible borders separate people, including Paddy and his pregnant girlfriend. With few prospects, Paddy sails to America. However, America is far from the land of opportunity he’d hoped for. And worse, his girl refuses to follow him because of her political involvement.
Thirty years later, Patrick has moved on with his life, building a new family. A letter arrives, suggesting the child he’d assumed died may be alive. Patrick’s American daughter Mardell pushes him to find out what happened to her sister, named Juniper. Patrick anxiously sails to Ireland.
Juniper endured a childhood in institutions, and when she’s released, she moves on without the parents who left her. Operating an apothecary out of an inherited cottage where villagers are slow to trust outsiders, Juniper finally finds a home when her grandmother arrives. Just as she feels comfortable and content, her father shows up at her door, bringing shocking news about her mother.
Finding Juniper invites readers on a journey of confronting the past, healing from old traumas, and redefining what family truly means.
My Thoughts:
Finding Juniper was a sweet tale of redemption and family reunion- of finding family and finding home. Patrick returns to Ireland with his daughter after being gone for decades, hoping to find healing and mourn the loss of his mother and first daughter while there. He finds both healing and restoration. Juniper unexpectedly finds both as well.
This book was easy to read and demonstrates how bad decisions and difficult choices can impact a lifetime, but there is joy and hope in second chances and forgiveness (of others and oneself). I enjoyed this book. I personally would have liked if the final relationship had been left implied (omitting the last 2 paragraphs of the book)--but that is a small point and probably just me. I lenjoyed the history and the superstition/ folklore sprinkled into the storyline. I love the theme of hope and restoration.
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About the Author
Known for the inspirational Celtic theme employed in most of her books, Cindy Thomson is the author of both fiction and nonfiction. A genealogy enthusiast, she writes from her home in Ohio where she lives with her husband Tom near their three grown sons and their families.
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Tour Giveaway
(1) winner will receive a silver leaf necklace and an e-copy of Finding Juniper!
Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight January 28, 2025 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on February 4, 2025. Winners will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. Worldwide if Amazon Global Shipping is available. If international winner lives where Amazon Global Shipping is not available, only ebook will be given. Ebook delivered via Bookfunnel. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.
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