Prelude / Cadence / Jubilee - American Anthem, Bk 1, 2, 3 Author:B. J. Hoff BJ Hoff offers another thrilling historical saga that will capture the hearts of readers everywhere. — At the entrance to the city, an Irish governess climbs into a carriage and sets out to confront the man who destroyed her sister's life -- a blind musician who hears music no one else can hear ... — On a congested city street, a lonely Scot p... more »hysician with a devastating secret meets a woman doctor with the capacity to heal not only the sick ... but also his heart ...
In a tumbledown shack among hundreds of others like it, an immigrant family struggles to survive, and a ragged street singer old beyond her years appoints herself an unlikely guardian ...
So begins American Anthem, a story set in 1870s New York that lets the reader step into another time to share the hopes and dreams and triumphant faith of a people you'll grow to love ... a people readers will never forget.
Prelude (American Anthem, Bk 1)
Prelude transports you to nineteenth-century New York and invites you to step into another time--a time that shaped a nation and defined her faith. This lively story carries you from immigrant ships to opulent estates, from skating-rink evangelistic crusades to star-studded concert halls, and introducing you to men and women you'll grow to love: a brooding blind musician, his suspicious but sympathetic sister-in-law, an unlikely pair of medical partners, and a struggling immigrant family. Pulsing with romance and intrigue, shining with artistry and faith, Prelude sounds the opening notes of a tale with a voice as big as America.
Cadence (American Anthem, Bk 2)
Cadence reunites us with Andrew Carmichael, an inner city physician, and his partner in practice, Bethany Cole, one of the first female physicians in America, who share a desire to serve the poor with their healing skills and with love. As the story continues, they discover that they share more than a professional passion--they share a love for each other.
Set in late nineteenth century New York City and the surrounding Hudson River Valley, and incorporating the beginnings of American gospel music, Cadence continues the saga of the courageous immigrants who helped build our nation, the struggles they endured, and the music they created, lived and loved by.
Jubilee(American Anthem, Bk 3)
At his beautiful mansion in the Hudson River Valley, the blind and brilliant musician Michael Emmanuel confronts a temptation he'd thought long vanquished. Meanwhile, in the teeming city streets of New York City, a deadly enemy from the past threatens physician Andrew Carmichael-an unlikely nemesis cloaked in a clergyman's robes. And the dauntless Vangie MacGovern meets a new calamity head-on as she struggles to save both her unborn child and her defiant eldest son.
Join beloved storyteller B. J. Hoff for the startling and invigorating resolution to the New York City stories of The American Anthem series.« less
Excellent book!!! 549 pages long, but you will not get tired of reading it. It's a great story with very intriguing characters. There is an immigrant family struggling to make it in the new country, a raga muffin street girl trying to change her ways , a lonely Scottish physician who falls in love, a blind musical genius who is the main character, and many more.. This takes place in the 19th century in New York city. A wonderful historical romance story.
Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
Shauna W. (swhalen) reviewed Prelude / Cadence / Jubilee (American Anthem, Bk 1, 2, 3) on
Great book, learned and felt a lot. I highly recommend it!
Through a riveting storyline and a touching story, BJ Hoff unites the past with a tale of sorrow and love, trial and triumph. Interwoven with music and medicine, this saga will pull you into several families whose lives will be forever changed by the sound of His call.