The Search for Joyful

The Story of Mrs. Mike Continues... Living in the isolation of Canada's North country, Katherine Flannigan has felt blessed to enjoy the friendship of Oh-Be-Joyful, a Cree woman who helps care for her children. So when her friend dies in an influenza epidemic, Katherine and her husband open their homes - and their hearts - to Joyful's orphaned child, Kathy Forquet. Growing up in an extended family, Kathy enjoys the Flannigan's love - and suffers the pain of her classmates' prejudice. With the threat of World War II on the horizon, she wants to do her part and travels to Montreal to train as a nurse. There, Kathy's life takes a dramatic turn when she meets two men: a Native American who teaches her about lost heritage and a wounded Austrian soldier who touches her mind and heart. Which of them will win her love? Sequel to best-selling Mrs. Mike.