Daughters of Northern Shores, by Joanne Bischof

The story is about the Norgaard family living in the Appalachian mountains. It is the second in the series. Our main character is Haakon Norgaard who has fled the family because of a situation with his brothers new wife Aven. Aven is our secondary main character as she is the one who will need to extend forgiveness to Haakon. Then there is Haakon's brother Thor who is deaf and mute. Living in the late 1800's was not a good time to be deaf.

Haakon will be coming home to seek forgiveness. He will also be seeking to restore his relationship with his brother, other family members and especially Aven, whom he has wronged.

To further punctuate the issues there is a group of Klansmen who are tormenting the family because of their acceptance of Negro's into their family and lifestyle.

Biblical issues addressed in the book will be:
Forgiveness
Bitterness
Anger at God
Loyalty
Family dynamics
Salvation

The story is well written and delves well into these topics. 

I was given an Advance Copy to read so it did not have the discussion questions written yet, but I am sure they will only add to the ability to discuss and negotiate the topics that are being written about.

Enjoy!