Bethlehem
Historical Family Saga Romance
by Karen Kelly
With the atmospheric storytelling of Kate Morton and Lisa Wingate, Karen Kelly weaves a shattering debut about two intertwined families and the secrets that they buried during the gilded, glory days of Bethlehem, PA.
A young woman arrives at the grand ancestral home of her husband’s family, hoping to fortify her cracking marriage. But what she finds is not what she expected: tragedy haunts the hallways, whispering of heartache and a past she never knew existed.
Inspired by the true titans of the steel-boom era, Bethlehem is a story of temptation and regret, a story of secrets and the cost of keeping them, a story of forgiveness. It is the story of two complex women—thrown together in the name of family—who, in coming to understand each other, come finally to understand themselves.
REVIEW
5 out of 5
I’m not sure how many people know the history of Bethlehem, PA – but like many industrial boom towns, it had its own heyday. Family, secrets, tragedy, success, and two strong women who are thrown together make up this page-turner. Sometimes, you don’t find what you were expecting when you make desperate moves to save your marriage and the life you know, but perhaps you find what you really needed in the end. The characters in this have plenty of depth, and really are what drive the story. A great historical fiction with family at its heart.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Karen Kelly has a BA in English from Vanderbilt University, and lives in Edina, Minnesota.
