Eileen Key
"Kim Vogel Sawyer's strong voice resonates in her debut novel... She has created excellent characters for the reader to love and woven an intricate plot of love lost and love regained. We look forward to the next book by this author."
—The Road to Romance.com
Melanie Dickerson
"Kim Sawyer turns in a fine writing performance with her strong, deep characters and gentle story. She uses a great depth of insight in treating her subject matter with deftness and truth. Though she is true to the feelings a bereft mother would naturally experience, at no time does the novel sink into despondence. Summer's reluctance to trust God again, her fear of his answering "no" to all of her prayers, will resonate with anyone who has gone through a tough time.
I highly recommend this insightful story to all romance readers. It will strengthen your faith in God and leave you remembering the characters fondly, like friends with whom you would enjoy spending more time."
—Christian Book Previews.com
Patti Chadwick
"If you like Janette Oke and T. Davis Bunn, you will like Waiting for Summer's Return by Kim Bogel Sawyer. The author is an exceptional storyteller in her own right who is sure to please fans of historical fiction.
An endearing and gentle love story set on the Kansas prairie, it is a
charming and satisfying read."
—pcpublications.org
Ane Mulligan
"From the first page to the last, Sawyer's ability as a word weaver
captured me and immersed me in the world she creates. With an obvious
gift for story-telling, none of her characters are stereotype or
predictable. . . The characters literally lodge themselves in the
reader's heart. Tender and poignant, this book receives a high
recommendation."
—novelreviews.blospot.com
Marty Medley
"Wonderful light reading for summer vacation!"
—Armchairinterviews.com
Romance Designs.com
"Ms. Sawyer debuts with a powerful story of a mother's greatest heartbreak and search to re-discover God. With the help of the widower Peter, his son Thomas, and their Grossmutter, Summer was led back to the land of living with patience and purpose in a moving and deeply emotional journey by discovering the joy of inviting Christ into her barren heart. Sawyer's depiction of the tight-knit Mennonite community, their customs, living conditions, and fear of 'outsiders' was all skillfully integrated into a fast paced story. This debut author hooked me from the very beginning by breathing the very life and soul into her characterizations in an engrossing and superb debut that I highly recommend. Brava!"
JUN/JUL 08 - AudioFile
Barbara Caruso is a narrator par excellence. She draws the listener right into the story with a strong performance. She expertly delivers the German words and phrases that occasionally become part of the story, as well as the pronounced German accents of many of the characters. The year is 1894. In Kansas, Summer Steadman is reeling from the sudden deaths of her husband and children from typhoid fever. Desperate, lonely, and feeling forsaken by God, she accepts a position to teach the young son of Peter Ollenburger, a Mennonite who lost his wife several years before. Poignant situations and endearing characters create a sweet and romantic story. Caruso brings it all to life with her heartwarming delivery. N.L. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
