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Out of the Storm (The Grace Livingston Hill Series No. 87)
First published 1990 · 192 pages
A dramatic tale of survival that blends sudden maritime peril with the quiet, faith-filled hope of a new beginning.
What it feels like
Reading this novel feels like weathering a sudden, violent tempest only to find a quiet, hopeful dawn on the other side. The narrative moves with a brisk, urgent energy during its moments of high-stakes peril, plunging the reader into the chaotic atmosphere of a maritime disaster. Yet, beneath the immediate tension of survival and physical injury, the story maintains an earnest, reverent tone, anchored by moments of quiet faith and prayer. It is an experience of stark contrasts—the terrifying, isolating vastness of the sea set against the intimate, vulnerable connection between two stranded souls. Readers who appreciate classic romance intertwined with dramatic survival elements will be swept away by this tale of facing an uncertain future with resilience.
- Mood
- perilous
- tense
- atmospheric
- hopeful
- Tone
- earnest
- dramatic
- reverent
- hopeful
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- survival against the odds · faith in crisis · unexpected connection · facing an uncertain future
- The writing
- Earnest and traditional, balancing the dramatic urgency of physical peril with quiet moments of spiritual reflection.
- The arc
- Moves from the sudden, terrifying chaos of a disaster to a quiet, faith-filled hope for a new beginning.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love classic, clean romance where high-stakes survival scenarios are met with unwavering faith and resilience.
Content notes
- shipwreck
- peril at sea
- injury
About the book
As a traveling companion to a wealthy woman, Gail Desmond finds herself on a steamer that has had a collision during a storm and is going down fast. A man comes to her rescue but is injured in the process. Adrift on the sea with the unconscious man, she prays for a way to reach the distant shore. But, if she is to survive this, what kind of future awaits a penniless woman with no family?
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