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It was during the long Canadian winters at home with her children that Lynn made progress on her dream to write, carving out a few hours of writing time each day while her children napped. Lynn credits her early experience of learning to write amid the chaos of family life for her ability to be a productive writer while making sure her family remains her top priority.

Extended family is also very important to Austin, and it was a lively discussion between Lynn, her mother, grandmother (age 98), and daughter concerning the change in women's roles through the generations that sparked the inspiration for her novel Eve's Daughters.

Along with reading, two of Lynn's lifelong passions are history and archaeology. While researching her Biblical fiction series, Chronicles of the Kings, these two interests led her to pursue graduate studies in Biblical Backgrounds and Archaeology through Southwestern Theological Seminary. She and her son traveled to Israel during the summer of 1989 to take part in an archaeological dig at the ancient city of Timnah. This experience contributed to the inspiration for her novel Wings of Refuge.

Lynn resigned from teaching to write full-time in 1992. Since then she has published twelve novels. Three of her historical novels, Hidden Places, Candle in the Darkness, and Fire by Night have won Christy Awards in 2002, 2003, and 2004 for excellence in Christian Fiction. Fire by Night was also one of only five inspirational fiction books chosen by Library Journal for their top picks of 2003, and All She Ever Wanted was chosen as one of the five inspirational top picks of 2005. Lynn's novel Hidden Places has been made into a movie for the Hallmark Channel, starring actress Shirley Jones.
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What Would You Do If a Secret Was Causing Your Family to Crumble?

Is there a secret terrible enough that it should never be revealed, not even if it was tearing a family apart? For more than five decades Emma Bauer has kept one--carefully guarding it with all her strength, and for more than five decades that choice has haunted her life and also the lives of her daughters and granddaughter. Is it too late for wrongs to be righted? Does Emma even have the strength to let the healing power of truth work in her family?

The story of four generations of women and the powerful effects that their choices have had on their lives is at the heart of Eve's Daughters, an epic novel from author Lynn Austin. Grand in scope but tender and personal at the same time, it will please you as a fan of contemporary or historical fiction.

Exploring times from World War I to the 1980s, Eve's Daughters is an insightful look at mothers, daughters, sisters, and families that allows you to see a little bit of yourself through the characters' triumphs, struggles, and hard-tested faith.

Yearning for love, dignity, and freedom, the four generations of women must come to terms with the choices they have made. Healing comes when the past is forgiven but only when they embrace God's forgiveness can they shatter the cycle that has ruled their lives over the decades.]]> 39788 4.16 4134 932 1999 359995 1556614446 9781556614446 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174083037m/359995.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174083037s/359995.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/359995.A_Light_to_My_Path 4.21 336 39788 4.16 4134 932 2004 80343 0764228900 9780764228902 81 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170981635m/80343.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170981635s/80343.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/80343.A_Woman_s_Place_A_Novel 3.84 350 39788 4.16 4134 932 2006 1793400 0764228919 9780764228919 90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188425098m/1793400.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188425098s/1793400.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1793400.A_Proper_Pursuit 3.98 291 39788 4.16 4134 932 2007 80347 0764228897 9780764228896 59 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170981640m/80347.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170981640s/80347.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/80347.All_She_Ever_Wanted 3.82 273 39788 4.16 4134 932 2005 359994 0764229893 9780764229893 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174083026m/359994.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174083026s/359994.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/359994.Gods_and_Kings_A_Novel 4.30 232 39788 4.16 4134 932 2005 2970548 0764204955 9780764204951 63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255903234m/2970548.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255903234s/2970548.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2970548.Until_We_Reach_Home 4.06 191 Joining sixteen million other immigrants who left their homelands for America between 1890 and 1920, Elin, Kirsten, and Sofia begin the long, difficult journey. Enduring the ocean voyage in steerage and detention on Ellis Island, their story is Americas story. And in a journey fraught with hardships, each woman will come to understand her secret longings and the meaning of home.

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