''Love Finds a Home'' is a 2009

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, the eighth and final installment based on a series of books by

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. It aired on

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on September 5, 2009.Hallmark Channel Press Release: 2/9/09

The film is based on the book ''Love Finds a Home'' by

. Sarah Jones,

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reprise their roles from ''

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that includes ''

'' (2003), ''

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'' (2004), ''

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'' (2005), ''

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'' (2006), ''

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'' (2007), ''

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'' (2007), and ''

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'' (2009), as well as two 2011 prequels; ''Love Begins'' and '' Love's Everlasting Courage'', which are not based on any novels.

Plot

A pregnant Dr. Annie Watson (

) is going to stay with her best friend, Dr. Belinda Owens ( Sarah Jones) while her husband Peter is off on a surveying job. Annie's mother-in-law Mary (

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), a seen-it-all midwife whose homeopathic remedies and folksy wisdom are at odds with Belinda’s scientific knowledge, comes along. Belinda has a patient, Mabel McQueen, with postnatal anaemia which she succeeds to treat after a few ups and downs despite her tough husband who rejects the tonic. As Belinda deals with the headaches Mary is causing, she must also address issues at home. While her adopted daughter Lillian (

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) discovers the joys and pains of first love, Belinda and her husband Lee (

) find their own relationship suffering over Belinda’s inability to get pregnant. Just as the town learned to put its faith in Belinda as their doctor, Belinda must learn to accept that the best guidance for her own problems may come from unlikely sources. Annie gives birth to a daughter, Melinda (Lindy), and the movie ends with Mary hopping into a buggy to leave and Belinda whispering something in her ear. When her husband asks what she said, the answer is: "Oh, I just told her that I'll need a midwife soon."

Cast

* Sarah Jones as Dr. Belinda Owens *

as Mary Watson *

as Lee Owens *

as Dr. Annie Watson *

as Lillian Owens *

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as Joshua Coil *Jeffrey Muller as Peter Watson

Differences From The Novel

* Lee and Lillian are not from the novel, as are many other characters and situations. Belinda is still unmarried in this novel, and marries Drew Simpson at the close of the novel. * Missie and Marty, the original female leads from the earlier novel series, are also present in the novel whereas they are absent in this adaptation.

Anachronisms

* The pennies Mrs. McQueen gave to Lillian at Belinda's office have an image of the Lincoln Memorial on them. The Lincoln Memorial did not appear on pennies until 1959.

References

External links

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