Hope Beyond the Waves

Heidi Chiavaroli

Jun 2022 · Hope Creek Publishers

About this ebook

From award-winning author Heidi Chiavaroli comes a sweeping dual timeline story that explores hope and enduring love in the midst of the impossible.

Massachusetts, 1993

After making a grievous mistake that will change her life forever, Emily Robertson is sent away to live with her grandmother on Cape Cod. When Emily finds a timeworn photograph buried in a drawer, she realizes her grandmother has concealed a secret even bigger than her own. Will convincing Gram to reveal their family history aid Emily in making the most important decision of her life or will it prove her parents right—that family scandal is better off buried and forgotten?

Massachusetts, 1916

Atta Schaeffer plans to marry the man of her dreams and whisk her little sister away from their abusive father. But when she is diagnosed with a dreaded malady, Atta is forced into a life of exile, leaving her sister in harm’s way. 

On Penikese Island, Atta’s best hope lies with Harry Mayhew, a doctor who seeks a cure for his patients at any cost. But when experiments fail, Atta runs from Harry—and from God. Can she return to her sister before it’s too late? Or will her illness consume both her body and soul?

A testament to faith and love, Hope Beyond the Waves is the raw account of the journey of two generations of women running from desperate situations toward irresistible hope.

Ratings and reviews

Oh my goodness. What an amazing story! It is definitely in my top reads this year! Hope Beyond the Waves by Heidi Chiavaroli completely grabbed me from the beginning and never let go. What an honest, heartbreaking and heartwarming, journey. I could not stop turning pages. Hope Beyond the waves encouraged me to pray differently. Loss, truly being an outcast, learning compassion, family, leprosy, do we trust the Lord no matter what, and forgiveness are just some of the themes woven together beautifully into this compelling story, laced with love and humor. Authentic characters, important themes, expert storytelling, it's all right here! Exceptional story, one of my top reads this year!

If you are a fan of split-time stories, you do NOT want to miss this novel from Heidi Chiavaroli. Highlighting a unique part of our history, this story weaves through time and gives hope to outcasts everywhere. I was given a copy of this book by the author with no expectations of a positive review. All opinions are my own.

This was such a beautiful story! Told from the perspective in the modern (ish - 1993) timeline of Emily - a pregnant teenager, who is struggling with feeling like an outcast. Sent to stay with her grandmother for a few months, she learns about her great-aunt Atta, her grandmother's sister, who was an outcast as well. Told in a dual timeline manner as is the author's signature style, the past timeline is really the story Emily is being told by her grandmother, though it reads like a book and not

About the author

Heidi Chiavaroli is a writer, runner, and grace-clinger who could spend hours exploring places that whisper of historical secrets. Her debut novel, Freedom's Ring, was a Carol Award winner and a Christy Award finalist, a Romantic Times Top Pick, and a Booklist Top Ten Romance Debut. Heidi makes her home in Massachusetts with her husband and two sons.

Connect with Heidi online at her website at heidichiavaroli.com