Bringing Maggie Home

By: Kim Vogel Sawyer

Narrated by: Barbara McCulloh

Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins

Publisher's summary

The author of more than a million books sold brings a gripping saga of the little girl who goes missing in 1943 and the sister who remains, forced to live with the consequences of the event for the next 70 years of her life.

When cold case agent Meghan DeFord is forced to take a six-week leave of absence after a traffic accident, she chooses to spend the time with her grandmother, whose 80th birthday is approaching. Meghan has wonderful memories of childhood summers with her Grandma Hazel and anticipates a time of relaxation and filling a scrapbook with pictures of their time together.

Meghan's mother, Diane, arrives unexpectedly and brings her long resentment towards Hazel for her overprotectiveness and near paranoia. During their time together, Hazel confesses her long-held secret: When she was a child, her little sister disappeared and no one ever found out what happened to her. That loss skewed Hazel's view of the world and affected every relationship. Meghan determines to discover not only what happened to Maggie, but to heal the rift between the two women she loves most in the world.

©2017 Kim Vogel Sawyer (P)2017 Recorded Books

Lovely story and narration .

Would definitely recommend this uplifting story of hope, reconciliation, and joy. Glad that I listened.

Wonderful depiction of how God works in our everyday lives

I thoroughly enjoyed this story and the one who read it. I hope to read more from Mis Sawyer .

Amazing performance!

The narrator did an amazing rendition. The characters were clearly individual but blended so well.

loved the story

the narrator was easy to follow. she had a nice voice. the story was very interesting and I like the mystery and the way it ended.

Heart wrenching

I give it 9.5 out of 10. Parts were predictable, but the story was so compelling... i didn't care. Looking for more of her books.

Great Christian Fiction!

This is the story of three generations of women living under one roof. Grandma is a devout Christian, mom and daughter not so much. This is their journey. Just a heads up, Margaret Diane, the mom is a total witch in the beginning.

Vicky J

Generational Pain and the Faith of a Child

Three generations of women, Hazel, Diane and Meghan come together as sparks fly . . . anger, pain, and resentment going back decades meet in one home. Meghan DeFord is a cold case detective in Arkansas who recently suffered a car wreck, leaving her with a broken ankle. Opting to spend her recovery time with her grandmother, Hazel, in Nevada, she flies out, only to learn, upon arrival, that her mother, Diane, is also there with all of her dogs, which her grandmother hates. Stuck in the house with two bickering women, and on crutches, Meghan begins a scrapbook of her grandmother's lifetime, celebrating her upcoming 80th birthday . . . searching for photos, and lovingly hoping for a memorable gift. Most of the book is about the very complicated relationship between the three women . . . Hazel, having suffered a tragic loss at the young age of ten, and never being able to speak of it again in the following 70 years . . . Diane, her daughter, angry and always feeling over protected and smothered by Hazel, never knowing why, and losing her father at a young age . . . and then Meghan, Diane's daughter, with a wonderful, close relationship to her grandmother, Hazel, but forever feeling completely detached and neglected by her own mother . . . the three women, delving into photographs discover a past that had long been buried . . . and the faith of a young girl, who held tight to Jesus, despite horrific loss, despite parents who were too devastated to relate to her, and despite all that life brought . . . faith the size of a mustard seed . . . blossomed . . . this is an amazing, healing, and emotional journey . . . one you DO NOT want to miss . . .

kept me at the edge of my seat!

I really enjoyed listening to this story! Although I predicted what had happened to Maggie, at least somewhat from the beginning, This book kept me at the edge of my seat ready to listen and find out if my predictions were correct or not.
There is a lot of religious parts of the book, but it didnt bother me too much. A major part of the story has to do with trusting in God to allow the truth of Maggie's disappearance to come out. It's the main character's trust and prayers that made the story come to a close. If you dont like themes like that, then this story ain't for you.

very enjoyable

There were times I wished it moved faster, but the author was worse about fully billing all the emotions in the story. I was able to see the actions as well as waving a movie. and felt the emotions also.

Childhood loss

I enjoyed this story so much. I wish my mother was alive to have read it. We're in North West Arkansas not more than an hour from Benton County. A different yet similar loss occurred in our family that same year. I believe I'm the only one in our family with any knowledge and that will pass. Thank you for this heartwarming story of a family broken by child abduction and how God restored peace in their lives.