The Time Under Heaven

Forced to leave her beloved Kenya because of illness, missionary Ruthanne Carroll begins a painful journey to reconnect with her estranged sisters, Elizabeth and Melody. The thin veneer of the Carroll family's perfection crumbles when Ruthanne returns unexpectedly to Elizabeth's home. Faced with the seriousness of Ruthanne's prognosis, the sisters begin a faltering reconciliation with unexpected results. A journey into the past reveals Ruthanne's long-kept secret which will change each sister forever.

Laurinda Wallace€s debut novel is an uplifting tale about family and faith, a sweeping story of three women coming to terms with their shifting roles as daughters, sisters, or mothers. Join her indelible characters on a journey of discovery and reconciliation as the steady, inexorable rhythms of life play out. - Rosebud Communications

Wallace's storytelling captures the reader's emotions and attention with characters that have heart and soul and settings with vivid realism. An absorbing story that rings with authentic characters who struggle with life-changing problems. --Francine Biere, Author