Love Takes Wing is a movie directed by Lou Diamond Phillips in 2009 and based on the book of the same name by Janette Oke, first published in 1988. The movie features Annalise Basso, John Bishop, Jordan Bridges, Erin Cottrell, Haylie Duff, Patrick Duffy, and others.
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Storyline
Mourning her husband’s recent death, Dr. Belinda Simpson arrives in the tiny town of Sikeston to fill the post of town physician. Once there she discovers that many of the town’s residents, including children at an orphanage run by Miss Hattie Clarence, have fallen ill or died from an unknown ailment. She soon wonders if she’s in over her head, despite reassurances from her best friend Annie and Lee, the town blacksmith.
Movie vs Book
Year
2009
Minutes
88
Movie Rate
6.90
Source: IMDb
Year
1988
Pages
240
Book Rate
8.38
S: Goodreads
Book
Love Takes Wing
Author: Janette Oke
Country: Canada
First published in: 1988
Length: 240 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Love Comes Softly
User polls & recommendations
“I think sometimes people forget that a lot of changes have to be made because we're not in a book when we're watching a movie.”
BRIAN SELZNICK (Writer)
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