The Time Under Heaven — Laurinda Wallace

Forced to leave her beloved Kenya because of illness, missionary Ruthanne Carroll begins a painful journey to reconnect with her estranged sisters. The facade of perfection, her sister Elizabeth is so desperate to maintain, crumbles when Ruthanne unexpectedly shows up on her doorstep. Melody's life is floundering, sinking deeper into the abyss of debt, divorce, and hopelessness. Faced with the seriousness of Ruthanne's prognosis, the sisters begin a faltering reconciliation with unexpected results. A journey into the past reveals Ruthanne's long-kept secret which will change each sister forever."