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The Rose Keeper

Jennifer Lamont Leo

Category: Drama

In 1944, nurse Clara Janacek has spent her whole life taking care of others. All she wants now is to spend her golden years in peace, tending her roses and protecting her heart. But when a vivacious new neighbor moves in and opens old wounds, Clara’s remarkable story unfolds. Is it ever too late to find grace, redemption – even love?

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Chicago, 1915. The steamboat excursion was to be the highlight of the summer for student nurse Clara Janacek: laughter, dancing, even romance. But an unspeakable tragedy changes her life forever.

In 1944 Clara still carries a heavy load of regret over the events of that day. After spending her life taking care of others, all she wants is to spend her golden years in peace, tending her roses and protecting her heart. But when a vivacious new neighbor inadvertently opens old wounds, Clara’s remarkable story unfolds.

“Leo’s beautiful writing weaves together a tragedy from the early 1900s and Clara’s journey through the 1940s . . . A story of friendship and faith, restoration and rekindled romance.” (Melanie Dobson, author of The Curator’s Daughter)