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The Locket

The Locket Trilogy seriesbook 1 of 3Next:The Looking Glass(1999) →

After the death of his mother, Michael Keddington finds employment at the Arcadia nursing home where he befriends Esther, a reclusive but beautiful elderly woman who lives in mourning for her youth and lost love.

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Michael faces his own challenges when he loses his greatest love, Faye. When Michael is falsely accused of abusing one of the Arcadia's residents, he learns important lessons about faith and forgiveness from Ester — and her gift to him of a locket, once symbolic of one person's missed opportuninites, becomes another's second chance.

Richard Paul Evans, author of the beloved #1 bestselling classic The Christmas Box,begins a wonderful new series with this stunning New York Timesbestseller — a bittersweet reminder of life's most precious gifts....

Audience
adult
Length
long · 448 pages

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