Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
2 teens - 2 continents - 2 centuries - 1 family
Juliana and Rachel have struggled to keep their friendship alive at long distance, but then they suffer the hardest blow yet: Rachel's mom is killed by a drunk driver. Juliana isn't allowed to fly home, and phone calls aren't enough to console her best friend. Moreover, dozens of friends on social media are offering to help Rachel, exactly what Juliana yearns to do. Juliana wonders whether their friendship can survive this tragedy.
The war has left Georg Schuhmacher, Elisabeth's cousin, with nightmares and hallucinations, and no one wants to help him end the torment. Even worse, Mammi forbids Elisabeth from spending any time with him. Stefan, a recently returned prisoner of war and Georg's sole friend, asks her to still try. But when customers threaten to stop taking their shoes to Mammi, and Mammi reveals why she despises Georg so much, Elisabeth can't decide whether to obey her mother or try to help a former soldier whose mind is succumbing to the memories of that horrific war.
Synopsis
In the face of tragedy, who are you really?
When tragedy strikes Rachel's family, Juliana knows she needs to be by her best friend's side. She begs her parents to let her fly back home, but they say no, leaving Juliana to try to help Rachel from thousands of kilometres away. Juliana soon realizes that this tragedy could threaten their friendship forever--until a drawing in great-grandmother Elisabeth's journal helps her discover an inner strength that could propel her through one of the most trying times of her life.
The war has left Georg, Elisabeth's older cousin, with nightmares and fits. Everyone ridicules him. When customers threaten to stop taking their shoes to Mammi if anyone in her family helps Georg, and Mammi reveals why she despises Georg so much, Elisabeth has to choose: Does she obey her mother and stay away from her cousin? Or does she try to help a former soldier whose mind is succumbing to memories of that horrific war?
In Between Worlds 4: What Friends Do, tragedies push Juliana and Elisabeth to dig deeper than they ever have, showing the world just how strong they really are.
Synopsis
Grief pretends it's our best friend. But our true best friends hold our hands and light the way.
Juliana and Rachel have been best friends for years. Which is why their long-distance friendship has been so hard. When tragedy strikes Rachel's family, Juliana begs to be by her friend's side, but her family forbids the 3,300 km journey. Scared this tragedy could threaten her friendship with Rachel forever, Juliana searches for help in her great-grandmother's sketchbook...
The war has left Elisabeth's cousin Georg with horrible nightmares, everyone fears and ridicules him, and the pastor declares Georg's suffering a punishment from God. But Elisabeth wonders: Does God not call on His followers to help those who are suffering? When she tries to, though, customers threaten to stop taking their shoes to Mammi, and Mammi reveals why she, too, believes Georg deserves these nightmares. Does Elisabeth obey her mother and stay away from her cousin? Or does she try to help a former solider whose mind is surrendering to memories of the horrific war?
As Juliana struggles to support a mourning Rachel from afar, and Elisabeth toils with conflicting feelings about Georg's anguish, both girls face difficult decisions about how they can best help people they love grieve.
What Friends Do is the fourth book in Lori Wolf-Heffner's contemporary/historical series, Between Worlds. For those who love history, the arts, and family ties, pick up a copy of What Friends Do and enjoy a story that spans generations.
Format updated December 2023. This book is a large print edition. The body font is 19pt, flush left, line spacing about 1.3. Italics have not been converted to underline. Interior is black print on white paper.