Christian Historical Fiction

The Birthright

by Janette Oke and T. Davis Bunn

Book 3 of the Song of Acadia series

288 pages · First published 2001

After a long-awaited family reunion in Nova Scotia, Nicole and Anne have developed a friendship as close as that of sisters, despite the years they spent growing up in different households. When Nicole travels to England at the invitation of her uncle Charles, who hopes to make her heir to his estate and title, she struggles to adjust to the expectations of aristocratic society and longs for the life she left behind. Anne, now married, later joins her in England and finds herself more comfortable in the unfamiliar surroundings than Nicole. As tensions surrounding the approaching American Revolution threaten to divide families and nations, a troubling secret about the inheritance puts the young women's hard-won relationship at risk. The third Song of Acadia novel explores family bonds, divided loyalties, faith, and the meaning of belonging. This historical family saga suits readers drawn to inheritance questions, divided loyalties, and the search for belonging beneath long-held assumptions.