This Promised Land, Cathy Gohlke
This Promised Land, Cathy Gohlke
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This Promised Land

Author: Cathy Gohlke

Narrator: Sarah Zimmerman

Unabridged: 11 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/08/2025


Synopsis

When she ran away as a young war bride, she was cut off from her family forever . . . or so she believed. Decades later, maybe the only way to move on is to go home. Ginny Pickering Boyden can’t wait for her last day of work, when she’ll be free to pursue a lifelong ambition through a master gardener apprenticeship. But an unexpected letter brings shocking news: Ginny has inherited her family’s Christmas tree farm, a dream she’d long ago given up. Facing a past laced with memories and lies she’s tried hard to bury, a furious nephew who thought the land would be his, and a failing farm with a mountain of debt, Ginny returns to New Scrivelsby, Virginia, determined to sell. But when her younger nephew, a Vietnam vet, appears with demons of his own and three young children in tow, Ginny isn’t sure what to do. Too much of their story reminds Ginny of her own. She has little hope, however, that three generations of warring Pickerings can set aside their differences to restore all that’s broken, both on the land and in their hearts. Set against the beautiful and rugged landscape of the Blue Ridge Mountains, This Promised Land is the story of a daughter’s longing to make sense of the past and of the unbreakable bonds that bring prodigals home.

About Cathy Gohlke

Cathy Gohlke is a Christy, Carol, and INSPY award-winning author who writes novels steeped with inspirational lessons from history. Her stories reveal how people break the chains that bind them and triumph over adversity through faith. When not traveling to historic sites for research, she and her husband, Dan, divide their time between northern Virginia and the Jersey Shore, enjoying time with their grown children and grandchildren. For more information, visit CathyGohlke.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sarah on November 07, 2024

If you've ever felt like a prodigal longing to return home, you're sure to find yourself in Gohlke's latest. Like the delicate petals of a pressed flower, the multi-layered beauty of this story will last in your heart and your mind for a long, long time.......more

Goodreads review by Katie on May 05, 2025

This story of faith and healing came to me when I needed it most, as timeless stories often do. Gohlke's straightforward yet heartfelt style strikes just the right chord. As I await the return of prodigals in my own life, This Promised Land reminds me to never give up hope and never stop keeping wat......more

Goodreads review by Suzanne on February 10, 2025

Excellent. I simply can't say more without potentially giving away parts of the story that are best left to Cathy to tell. I loved everything about this story. Thank you to Netgalley and Tyndale Fiction for providing a free copy in exchange for my honest review.......more

Goodreads review by Carrie on April 19, 2025

I have long been a fan of Cathy Gohlke’s historical fiction, so I was eager to read her first (someone correct me if I’m wrong about that) contemporary novel, This Promised Land. Ohhhhhh, y’all. This is such a moving story of family, redemption, and restoration. I didn’t want to put it down, soaking......more

Goodreads review by MJSH on March 29, 2025

"We're made for hard things." Cathy Gohlke's masterpiece starts out with seemingly irreparable family dynamics, broken dreams, terrible losses and grief and blossoms into a beautifully redemptive tale of family, home, and belonging. Set in 1992 Virginia, Ginny is a weary soul looking forward to retir......more