Hope Beyond the Waves

From award-winning author Heidi Chiavaroli comes a sweeping dual timeline story that explores hope and enduring love in the midst of the impossible.

Massachusetts, 1993

After making a grievous mistake that will change her life forever, Emily Robertson is sent away to live with her grandmother on Cape Cod. Everyone she's ever counted on has abandoned her over her poor choices. Now, she struggles to trust herself to make the biggest decision of her life. 

When Emily finds a timeworn photograph buried in a drawer, she realizes her grandmother is no stranger to tough decisions, as she's chosen to hide a huge secret about her own past. With the help of a cute boy from the library, Emily convinces her grandmother to reveal the family history Emily's father desperately wishes to remain hidden. Will her grandmother's story make Emily's decision any easier or will it prove her parents right-that family scandal is better off forgotten and left in the shadows?

Massachusetts, 1916

Atta Schaeffer plans to marry the man of her dreams and whisk her little sister away from their abusive father. But when she is diagnosed with a dreaded malady, Atta is abandoned by her fianc and forced into a life of exile, leaving her sister in harm's way.

On Penikese Island, Atta's best hope lies with Harry Mayhew, a doctor who seeks a cure for his patients at any cost. But when experiments fail, Atta runs from Harry-and from God. Can she return to her sister before it's too late? Or will her illness consume both her body and soul?

A testament to faith and love, Hope Beyond the Waves is the raw account of the journey of two generations of women running from desperate situations toward irresistible hope.