This Is Where It Ends

by Cindy K. Sproles

Award-Winning Author Pens a Unique Southern Tale

When Minerva Jane Jenkins was just 14 years old, she married a man who moved her to the mountains. He carried with him a small box, which he told her was filled with gold. And when he died 50 years later, he made her promise to keep his secret. She is to tell no one about the box or the treasure it contains.

Now 94, Minerva is nearing the end of what has sometimes been a lonely...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800740793
• ISBN13: 9780800740795
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A beautiful story that I highly highly recommend!!!

This is a review for This is Where it Ends by Cindy Sproles. Very rarely does a book touch my heart like this one did! If I could rate it 100 stars out of 100, I would because it was so good!! It was one of the best books I have ever read, and I sometimes skim read some books as to finish them early, and skipping parts that I feel aren't important. Well, this book I read every word because it completely held my attention. I laughed, I cried, I felt the raw emotion of Miss Minerva, and like I said, my heart was so touched. This book was like a ray of sunshine, even though Minerva went thru some hard things, and made me so grateful for the elderly saints in my life who have loved me, and taught me to become the woman of God that I am! In my opinion, we have lost our respect for the elderly in our nation, and this book reminds us of the treasures that our elderly are!!! At the end of the review I will include a powerful message from the author. This story is set in the Appalachian mountains in early 1900s, and it tells the story of a sweet but a bit cantankerous old woman named Minerva Jenkins, age 94, whose husband, Stately Jenkins, dragged her up the the mountain when she was only 14 and he 17, and made her keep a secret that may involve stolen gold, and that she promised to take to the grave. Well, Stately ends up dying 30 years before the story begins after many years of marriage, and Minerva, continuing to hold onto that secret, begs the good Lord not to let her die alone, and He answers that prayer by bringing her a stranger who eventually becomes very dear to her. Delano Rankin is a newspaper writer, and he gets wind of an interesting story, and heads up to the Appalachian mountains, and ends up on Miss Minerva's doorstep. Minerva thinks he is there to find the stolen gold, and at first she is very hesitant to even let him through the door. Del, who is a kind-hearted man, came to the mountain for a story, but not about the gold, and ends up takes a shine to Miss Minerva. Del decides to stay around to help this old lady he met because she has been alone since Stately died, and he just wants to help her out. He was raised right, as Miss Minerva says, and together they both realize that even the story brought him to her door ended up including them both, and through that story, the Good Lord had much more in store for them both, including a relationship they both were hungering for, but that only comes with time and trust. This story was so funny at times, watching Del and Minerva learn to trust each other, but also we see into the heart and mind of Minerva, who is 94 years old and on death's door, open up her heart to things she would've liked to have left alone, but God wanted exposed, and in the process brought such love and grace to her in such a beautiful way through Del's coming and caring. I also cried at times during that process, but just had to keep reading because I had to know what happened. I don't call stories beautiful very often, but this story was beautifully written, the characters were incredible, and the plot was amazing! So I highly recommend you read this book. 5 zillion out of 5 stars is my rating!!! I loved this book!!!!

Mysterious Secret

5 stars, Mysterious Secret THIS IS WHERE IT ENDS By Cindy K. Sproles Minerva Jenkins has harbored a secret for thirty years since her beloved husband Stately died. Stately begged her, just before he died, to keep his secret, to never open his small box, that he had once told her contained gold. Now, at age 94, Minerva is wondering how long she should have to keep this secret. Stately is dead and gone, she lives alone, and a young man named Delano Rankin has come calling, wanting to talk to her about her life and the mysterious box of gold. Minerva's not sure what to think of Del, he's a reporter, but he acts as though he'd like to be her friend also. I liked Minerva as the main character, even though too much of the time in the book was dedicated to her waffling over the secret of the box. I received a complimentary copy of #ThisIsWhereItEnds from #BakerPublishing @RevellBooks #RevellBooks I was under no obligation to post a review. #HistoricalFiction #Inspirational #KeptSecrets