"Very moving"
In Ridge City, Tennessee, widower Alan Ridge, CEO of
Windridge Distillery, worries about his nine year old
daughter who severely injured her back in the car accident
that killed his wife. Louemma has successful surgery, but
shows no signs of healing and her doctors insist her
problems are psychosomatic. Divorced from an alcoholic spouse, weaver Laurel Ashline
has moved to her late grandmother's home in Ridge City.
She provides weaving therapy to patients who need help for
their arms and wrists. Alan's grandmother decides that
Laurel is perfect to help her great-granddaughter and
forces Alan to agree to the therapy. As Laurel reaches
inside to Louemma beyond the loom, she learns the guilty
secret that has incapacitated the child even as she falls
in love with the two Ridges. The weaving therapy apparently has been around since the
end of World War II with plenty of success is enlightening
and quite interesting. The relationships between Louemma
and the three prime adults in her life are touching as
everyone wants the best for this hurting little girl. On
the other hand Laurel's doubts due to her ex being a drunk
and her beloved owning a distillery seems insignificant
when compared with Louemma's needs, their love, and the
heroine's understanding of personal responsibility as well
as anyone. Still contemporary audience will find
themselves praying for Louemma and wanting to see the
permanent coupling of the lead pair. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted August 11, 2004
SummaryA man looking for answers.
Widower Alan Ridge wonders if Laurel Ashline, a weaver
who's just arrived in Ridge City, Kentucky, can do what no
doctor has; help his daughter, Louemma. He's skeptical
about weaving as therapy but he'll do anything for
Louemma. Her injuries resulted from the accident that
killed her mother—although Alan's never understood
where his wife was going that icy winter day...
A woman looking for a home.
Laurel Ashline's grandmother was from this small town, and
Laurel's come here to claim her inheritance—a cabin,
plus forty acres—and to begin her new life...
A child looking for a mother.
Louemma Ridge wants three things: to get better, to
unburden herself of a secret, but most of all, she wants a
new mother. As her daddy soon finds out, she's chosen
Laurel for the part.
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