02435cam a2200349 i 4500 2801603567 TxAuBib 20260630120000.0 260402s2026||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781496476388 hardcover 1496476387 hardcover 9781496476395 paperback 1496476395 paperback (OCoLC)1524234579 TxAuBib rda Austin, Lynn N, author. The lumber baron's wife / Lynn Austin. [Carol Stream, Illinois] : Tyndale House Publishers, [2026] 368 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "A novel"--Cover. "1873. After a devastating loss, Hannah Wagner never imagined she'd leave her comfortable home for the harsh, unfamiliar wilderness near Lake Michigan. But when Henry Abernathy--a friend of her husband, John--offers them a fresh start in a booming lumber town, where John's skills as a doctor are sorely needed, Hannah reluctantly agrees. There, she meets Kate, Henry's spirited, much younger wife. Kate's sharp tongue and outsider status have made her unwelcome among the town's elite, and when she begins confiding in Hannah, it's clear her marriage is not what it seems ... and that a secret from her past could destroy everything. Present day. Ashley Gilbert never planned to settle in Michigan, but when her husband lands his dream job as a conservationist, she agrees to follow. While restoring their historic home--built in the 19th century for a doctor and his wife--Ashley becomes captivated by its past and its connection to the nearby Abernathy mansion, now being transformed into a museum. While volunteering with the restoration, she stumbles upon the unsolved mystery of Kate Abernathy's disappearance. What begins as curiosity soon becomes a quest for the truth--one that will connect her to two women whose stories and struggles echo and inspire her own."--Provided by publisher. 20260729. Wives Michigan Fiction. Historic buildings Conservation and restoration Fiction. Michigan Fiction. Christian fiction. lcgft Detective and mystery fiction. fast TXKIP