The Brushstroke Legacy
  • Published: 15 July 2009
  • ISBN: 9781578567898
  • Imprint: Christian/Forum
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $29.99

The Brushstroke Legacy

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The Brushstroke Legacy will appeal to the thousands of women who enjoy the way Lauraine Snelling weaves real-life issues with compelling stories. Artists of all types who have left their gifts dormant or who struggle to keep up their art will find inspiration in Ragni's and Nilda's stories. The blend of past and present will draw women readers who enjoy historical fiction as well as contemporary romance.

A heart-stirring story about a woman's journey to self-discovery through art and her family's history.

Forbidden. Hidden. Denied. Can art be powerful enough to endure?

Ragni Clauson’s work, relationships, and body all seem to be falling apart. And she isn’t convinced that spending her vacation fixing up her great-grandmother’s cabin and supervising her rebellious teenage niece, Erika, will offer any much-needed rejuvenation.

As Ragni and Erika clean, they begin to uncover the secret paintings and life of Nilda, Ragni’s ancestor who lived in the cabin in the early 1900s. Ragni doesn’t know how much she has in common with her great-grandmother, but it becomes clear Nilda faced her own struggles. Taking care of home and menfolk, fighting off locusts, raising her daughter, and finding time to paint in the midst of it all were not easy tasks. Will Nilda’s passion for enduring art re-ignite Ragni’s artistic soul a century later?

Weaving together the stories of three generations of women, The Brushstroke Legacy stirs us to believe that no matter the circumstances, we are called to use our gifts—never knowing when they might bring a stranger to a new place of hope.
  • Published: 15 July 2009
  • ISBN: 9781578567898
  • Imprint: Christian/Forum
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $29.99
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Praise for The Brushstroke Legacy

“The Brushstroke Legacy is Lauraine Snelling at her best. Snelling paints a rich tapestry of setting and characters that pull the reader into the story immediately. An engrossing story!”

–Colleen Coble, author of Fire Dancer

“With deft strokes, Lauraine Snelling pens a story of one woman’s discovery of self...and the ties that bind generations of women together. The characters of The Brushstroke Legacy will live on in your heart long after you reach the final page.”

–Carol Cox, author of Ticket to Tomorrow

“Lauraine Snelling has once again proven why she is the beloved author of so many wonderful works of fiction. She has woven the past with the present in a heartstirring fashion.”

–Eva Marie Everson, co-author of The Potluck Club Series