At Every Turn by: Anne Mateer

I recently did a book review for Bethany House on this book.  The book was not one that I would probably have picked out based on the info I read about the book.  However, I was pleasantly surprised.  It was inspiring to me and really spoke to my heart.  The year is 1916.  Alyce Benson is a young lady that loves to drive and loves the Lord with all her heart.  In those days, it apparently was not the most popular thing for a young lady to drive.  However, driving was something she loved to do and it helped her to relax with the wind blowing in her face.  Her father, a very wealthy business man, loves his daughter, but does not share her love for Christ.  Alyce goes to church and hears a Missionary from Africa tell their story and they pass around pictures of some of the people in Africa that have touched their hearts.  The Missionaries are raising money to go back to Africa and to build a church.  Alyce immediately has a burden to help and stands up and says she will give $3,000 to help and challenges the church to match it.  Everyone was quite astonished.  Alyce was so excited and couldn't wait to give the money.  Since her mother was a socialite, and her father gave to her charity causes, Alyce had assumed he would give her the money for this great work.  However, she was mistaken...so begins Alyce's mission to raise this money in seven weeks.  Alyce decides the main thing she is good at is driving.  So she attempts to raise the money by being a "Taxi" type service and asking for donations.  This doesn't work out well, especially since she ends up giving the money to others that she see's  in need.  Then with the help of Webster, a mechanic that works for her father, she learned that her father was entering his race car into a race.  She convinces Webster to help her by letting her be the driver of the race car.  The problem with this, women were not allowed to race.  They were concerned bad luck on the racing field.  So in order for her to drive, she has to pose as a man.  This book has a lot of life lessons in it.  It has suspense, humor, and love all entwined together.  I loved it!