Taking Stock

Idioms & Clichés, Book 5

By: Janice Cole Hopkins

Narrated by: Jared Walters

Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins

Publisher's summary

Gage Bradford met Allison Johnson soon after he graduated from law school. Theirs was a whirlwind romance. He fell hard and fast and wooed her with all the charm he could muster. In a month, they were engaged, and six weeks after that, they were married. Moving to Washington, DC, he set up his law practice and soon moved up the ladder to success.

But when the stock market crashes and he loses everything, they move to Allison's inherited farm in the Appalachian Mountains. Now, instead of Allison feeling out of place in high society, he finds himself inept and out of his element in a remote mountain cabin. However, it would turn out to be a learning experience in more ways than one, and he would change more than he ever imagined.

©2022 Janice Cole Hopkins (P)2022 Janice Cole Hopkins

Enjoyable redeeming story!

Really, really enjoyed this story. It had a plot that kept me wondering and made me love the characters. I would really recommend this one!

Learning to be content

How would you react if you lost everything? It seems it might be a possibility in these days, just as it was during the depression. This is a wonderful story of what people actually experienced in that period of time. Wealthy people became poor, poor people became poverty stricken. This is a book takes you through this time with two families, their willingness to work hard, and share the fruits of their labor. . . except for Allison's husband, Gage. He hated living in the mountains, hated not knowing how to survive, hated that Allison and their neighbors had to teach him the simplest tasks. But God was there, and Allison was praying. The book inspired me to think about what my reaction would be. Am I depending on God in our troubled times or do I trust in the world? This is a very skillfully written book, combining history and realistic characters and content. It is also very captivating, hard to lay aside.

The narration was also very good, bringing the story and characters to life.

I requested this audio book from the author and am voluntarily leaving this honest review.

Encouraging book about contentment

I love the story and how strong the wife is without taking over or being bossy. She is content in every situation and leans on the Lord for her strength. Great narration that brought the characters to life and kept me wanting to listen more!

Great one

Good book. I listened to this one on audio. I like the riches-to-rag story instead of the typical rags-to-riches.

Another Great Story in this series!

I loved this story and the narrators do it wonderfully! I've listened every chance I've gotten. I love how the author puts this series together, while making each story separate, they tie in together too. Emily Rose being her grandmother was awesome! The same house even that Emily Rose lived in! Loved this story and the man's journey to God!! God is so so good!! These stories are fun and remind us of God too which is awesome! Thanks for another great novel!