01584cam a2200301 4500 78788392 TxAuBib 20110715120000.0 100525s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2010021557 9781410428530 lg. print : hc : alk. paper 1410428532 lg. print : hc : alk. paper (OCoLC)631750066 DLC DLC CD5 IHI DLC TxAuBib Andrews, Andy, 1959- Island of saints. The Heart Mender : a story of second chances / Andy Andrews. Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2010. 361 p. (large print) ; 23 cm. Thorndike Press large print inspirational Previously published as: Island of saints. In 1942 and 1943, German subs are dispatched to the Gulf of Mexico to sink U.S. vessels carrying goods and fuel. While taking a late - night walk, Helen Mason, widowed by the war, discovers the near - lifeless body of a German sailor. Enraged at the site of Josef Landermann's uniform, Helen is prepared to leave him to die when an unusual phrase, faintly uttered, changes her mind. In The Heart Mender, a small town must prepare itself for the worst the world has to offer, and Josef and Helen must reconcile their pasts to create a future. 20110715. Large type books. Christian fiction. Thorndike Press large print inspirational. TXCOT