About the book:
While her humanitarian husband Liam has been digging wells in Africa,
Mara Jacobs has been struggling. She knows she's supposed to feel a warm
glow that her husband is eight time zones away, caring for widows and
orphans. But she is exhausted, working a demanding yet unrewarding job,
trying to manage their three detention-prone and needy kids, failing at
her to-repair list, and fading like a garment left too long in the sun.
Then Liam's three-year absence turns into something more, changing everything and plunging her into a sunless grief. As Mara struggles to find her footing, she discovers that even when hope is tenuous, faith is fragile, and the future is unknown, we can be sure we are not forgotten . . . or unloved.
Then Liam's three-year absence turns into something more, changing everything and plunging her into a sunless grief. As Mara struggles to find her footing, she discovers that even when hope is tenuous, faith is fragile, and the future is unknown, we can be sure we are not forgotten . . . or unloved.
My review:
This was in some ways a harder story to read than I thought it would be but also easier. Harder because there was more loss than I was prepared for but I also loved the sarcasm and wit Mara and her friend Ashlee both exhibited. I found myself laughing out loud sometimes and wiping away tears at others. I loved Mara's honesty with God as she told Him how she felt and it was wonderful seeing her journey back to Him as she had drifted away long before her grief. Her children's transformations were wonderful to see, too, as they had been headed down the wrong paths before. What was really inspiring, though, were two friends who came alongside her and encouraged her and were just there for her every step of the way. It was really beautiful to see such deep friendship and love, especially when one was a new friend she didn't know well. This story was really about looking for the beauty amid the grief and knowing that you'll survive and even thrive again. I highly recommend this beautifully written story.
I received this book free from Revell. I was not compensated for this review. All opinions are my own.
The Author
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© Emilie Haney, EAH Creative Cynthia Ruchti
Cynthia Ruchti is the award-winning author of more than 30 books, including the novels Miles from Where We Started, A Fragile Hope, Song of Silence, When the Morning Glory Blooms, and They Almost Always Come Home. Her...
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