The Brushstroke Legacy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781578567898)

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.

Author: Lauraine Snelling
ISBN-10: 1578567890
ISBN-13: 9781578567898
Publisher: Waterbrook Press
Language: English
Published: 09/19/2006
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.14h x 5.66w x 1.05d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/05/2006 pg. 29