By Delia Parr
In this beautiful piece of historical fiction young Ruth Livingstone's life is dramatically changed when her father, a minister to fallen women, is charged with murder. Though a woman of faith, her father uses the network he has in place for rescuing women leaving a life of prostitution to send his daughter away with a small child.
Ruth humbly assumes the role of the Widow Malloy, staying in the home of one of the couples who helps rescue these women, with a rambunctious two year old to care for while waiting for her father to be acquitted.
No one knows her true identity, but a few newspaper men are determined to find her, including a man known to her as Jake Spencer.
This book is a beautiful story of a daughter's love for her father, of forgiveness, and of true faith that is evidenced in good works.
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