01283cam a2200217 4500 544649904 TxAuBib 20211229120000.0 060818s2006||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2006280946 9780373785605 pbk. 0373785607 pbk. TxAuBib Palmer, Catherine. Leaves of hope [PB] / Catherine Palmer. New York : Steeple Hill, 2006. 281 p. ; 20 cm. An adventurous spirit has always set Beth Lowell apart in her family, creating tension with her mother, Jan, who cherishes stability. Beth, a risk taker who traverses the globe for her job, wonders how Jan, now widowed, can endure her staid, predictable life. Then a note hidden inside an antique tea set reveals that Jan has kept a shocking secret from Beth. Beth's search for the birth father she has never known takes her to an enchanting tea estate in the Himalayan foothills, accompanied by a handsome British businessman. And the revelation of a long-hidden past forces Jan to embark on her own journey—toward reconciliation with her daughter and the courage to love again. 20211229. Christian fiction.