This Promised Land

By: Cathy Gohlke

Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman

When she ran away as a young war bride, she was cut off from her family forever . . . or so she believed. Decades later, maybe the only way to move on is to go home.

Ginny Pickering Boyden can’t wait for her last day of work, when she’ll be free to pursue a lifelong ambition through a master gardener apprenticeship. But an unexpected letter brings shocking news: Ginny has inherited her family’s Christmas tree farm, a dream she’d long ago given up.

Facing a past laced with memories and lies she’s tried hard to bury, a furious nephew who thought the land would be his, and a failing farm with a mountain of debt, Ginny returns to New Scrivelsby, Virginia, determined to sell. But when her younger nephew, a Vietnam vet, appears with demons of his own and three young children in tow, Ginny isn’t sure what to do. Too much of their story reminds Ginny of her own. She has little hope, however, that three generations of warring Pickerings can set aside their differences to restore all that’s broken, both on the land and in their hearts.

Set against the beautiful and rugged landscape of the Blue Ridge Mountains, This Promised Land is the story of a daughter’s longing to make sense of the past and of the unbreakable bonds that bring prodigals home.

©2025 Cathy Gohlke (P)2025 Tyndale Fiction

LOVE ❤️

So well written with real emotion, struggle and faith. Love the epilogue at the end.

The narration was beautiful

I absolutely love the story. I loved all the characters the story development, the authors notes at the end. It was just a fabulous all around, and I plan to contact the author to let her know.!

beautiful story

a story of hope and forgiveness, she paints a lovely image of life on a tree farm

Outstanding book!

This book checked off every box for me! It was wonderful! The narration was very good.

Original story!

Loved the characters, their growth, and the genuine struggles. It wasn’t the “same ole, same ole” book and I enjoyed it!