Sketches: A Novel

by Doris B. Wolfe

This romance novel takes place on the mission field in Dani Austin may be young, but she's one incredibly talented artist. She bravely travels to Belem, Brazil, to illustrate primers for indigenous people groups. Sketching objects, animals, and people is as natural for her as breathing. And even though she hasn't had time to learn about the culture or national language, the year ahead promises to be exciting and full of adventure. Pilot Keith Kelsey, left in charge of the mission property while all his colleagues attend a conference in Brasilia, finds that watching over and bailing the naive newcomer out of her cultural blunders is more taxing than taking care of his younger brothers ever was. And more interesting! Will the handsome pilot ever regard her as more than just a bothersome kid? And, when a visit to an Indian village brings a threat on Dani's life, will Keith be able to rescue her?

196 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2005

Reviews

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

An exciting story about a young woman who travels to Brazil to use her artistic talent for Bible translation. It gives a good picture of the Bible translation process and how translation teams and support teams (including aviation) live and work together at the mission center and also in village settings.