The Grandma's Attic Novels
bring you the story of Mabel O'Dell's young adult years as she becomes a teacher, wife, and mother. Be sure to read all of them! Gifted storyteller Arleta Richardson grew up an only child in Chicago, living in a hotel on the shores of Lake Michigan. Under the care of her maternal grandmother, she listened for hours as her grandmother told stories from her own childhood. With unusual recall, Arleta began to write these stories for an audience that now numbers over 2 million. "My grandmother would be amazed to know her stories have gone around the world," Arleta says.
Wedding Bells Ahead- The time before Mabel's wedding is busy as she teaches school and prepares for her new life as a preacher's wife.
At Home in North Branch- At home in North Branch—what could be better? Happy with Len in their little house by the river, surrounded by friends, Mabel is content with her life as a schoolteacher and minister's wife in the small logging community. But a storm is about to break in North Branch, and no one in town will be left untouched. Meet Rowland Brewer, the new manger of the shingle handsome, friendly . . . and just a shade too smooth. Meet his daughter, the sweetest, prettiest little ten year old ever seen . . . at least at first glance. And get reacquainted with the Lawton clan, still holding a grudge agasint Mabel . . . Augusta Harris, still keeping track of everyone's comings and goings . . . and of course Sarah Jane, who has moved back into Mabel's life to remind her that the Lord will help her.
New Faces, New Friends- Who says a small town is a dull place to live? The logging community of North Branch, Michigan, is still a small town in 1895. But Mabel and Len Williams and their circle of friends could never be called bored. . . Mabel finds that her position as the minister's wife doesn't protect her from small town gossip. After all, isn't it a little odd that Hudson Curtis, pastor of a neighboring church, happens to show up every time Mabel comes to town? And wasn't that his buggy seen turning down Mabel's lane the other afternoon? Even Mabel's best friend, Sarah Jane, seems troubled about something—but for the first time in her life, she won't discuss it with Mabel. Good thing Mabel knows she can trust God in the troubled times as well as the good.
Stories from the Growing Years- Still content with her life as a minister's wife in a small Michigan farming community, Mabel observes with great interest the busy lives of family and friends.
