This novella is just the thing to get you ready for Christmas. It takes place on a train bound from Charleston, S. Carolina to St. Louis in December 1919.
The Wise Guys are the three Wise brothers named after the three wisemen: Goldwin, Franklin and Mervin (Nat). The Star is Estella Shepherd, daughter of a minister.
The author spun an engaging tale full of beautiful scenery where Aunt Lila and Stella get to know the Wise brothers on a long train journey. It was fun to see the parallel of the three wisemen traveling from the East. The brothers, who survived the Great War, were somewhat disillusioned in their faith and needed to renew their trust in God. I liked the tie-in of them singing “We Three Kings” and of Nat carving the three wisemen out of wood.
An appealing story to read any time of the year.
*I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author. I was not required to post a favorable review. All opinions are mine alone.*5 stars and a strong faith thread
BackCover Blurb:
Can a chance encounter be the connection they have always needed?
Charleston, South Carolina, to Kansas City, Missouri, 1919
After the end of the Great War, pastor’s daughter Stella Shepherd accompanies her aunt on a business trip by train and meets convalescing war veteran Nat Wise and his two older brothers. The three men are whimsically named after the gifts of the biblical wise men and dubbed “the Wise guys” by their cousins. They claim to be down-and-out soldiers recently returned from the front, but they’re surrounded by mystery.
Stella secretly carries the family Nativity to comfort her while away from family during Christmas. Nat quietly spends his spare time carving a set of wooden wise men to honor his own deceased mother. To him, Stella is the perfect church girl—darling, but unattainable because he’s done too much for God to forgive him.
Stella longs to help Nat find renewed faith in God, but could he be the answer to the wanderings of her own heart?
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