Wonderland Creek

By: Lynn Austin

Narrated by: Kate Forbes

Length: 15 hrs and 13 mins

Publisher's summary

Six-time Christy Award winner Lynn Austin has won a loyal following for her inspiring historical fiction. In Wonderland Creek, young Chicago-area librarian Alice Grace Ripley is left heartbroken when her fiancé breaks up with her just as the Great Depression forces her out of a job. To escape the local gossip, Alice volunteers to deliver donated books to a library in rural Kentucky. There she discovers that God still has a plan for her after all.

©2011 Lynn Austin (P)2012 Recorded Books, LLC

Fabulous

I loved this book - what an inspiration ! The characters were amazing - the history was so interesting and Miss Lilly was the best ! I miss them already ! Thank you for such an inspiring book

Exceptional!

I loved this book. Very different story. Not predictable. Rich and wholesome. A "feel good" treat.

Experience life in 1930's Acorn, Kentucky

As usual, Lynn Austin brings her characters to life with completely believable characters, especially the first-person bookworm protagonist in this story. Historical enthusiasts will love the details of life in extremely rural Kentucky and Kate Forbes, again providing a richly-textured performance of the female characters especially, will evoke powerful images of special ladies we have known and honored. Thanks to all involved in this production!!

Amazing!

Probably one of the best, most captivating books I have read in a while. I️ loved the twists and turns and mysteries. The life lessons Alice learned were impacting. Even in a fun story such as this, God used it to bring a great message to my heart. I️ recommend it highly!!

A story that captivates the whole family

Listened to this with our family of 5 on a road trip. We have 3 children, 2 girls (21 & 14) and a son (19). Everyone enjoyed the story. It had adventure, mystery, danger, romance and even a treasure hunt. Plus so much more....

Anyone Can Change

Loved it , Loved the characters and the change of heart that developed in Allie through a God fearing wimen.

Fantastic Listen!!

Ms. Austin wrote another terrific story! And, Ms. Forbes does a phenomenal job at the narration. Read it!

I love this!!!

I loved this book! it was a great plot. at first I was a little bored but then I listened. Lynn Austin is a great author me and my siblings enjoyed listening!

A wonderful, delightful story

I wasn’t sure when story first started, but love this author, so stuck wit it and was glad I did! Learned a lot about the depression times, and it gave me pause to learn more about what people went through. I enjoyed this story emensely!

Story of Contrasts During the Great Depression

Wonderland Creek is an amazingly truthful look at Christianity and humanity. I enjoyed it from the beginning, identifying with Alice Grace Ripley's love of books and libraries. I remember carrying home 8 to 10 books a week from our school library when I was in middle school and escaping into them, one at a time. I also understood the order and peace of working in a library, since I volunteered in the school library, getting first pick over all the new and returned books. I had to laugh at Alice's unrealistic view of life and love when her first romance turned south, and her boyfriend "dumps" her for reading a book at a funeral. An over protected youngest child of a minister and his very straight laced wife, Alice found safety in reading, and was very much the center of her own universe. Sweet and innocent and unbeknownst to her, of course. Life cannot be learned from a book. Her journey to the rural Kentucky to deliver donated books to their tiny library is the BEGINNING of life for Alice, of finding out who God really is, and of seeing His hand at work. In a place where there's no indoor plumbing, no electricity, no telephones, no niceties, only reality . . . and the quiet of the creek, the birds, and having no choice but to help others, Alice is renewed . . . and she hears from God.