Overview (taken from the book):
Three Page-Turning Novels in One Volume!
Where Yesterday Lives
Ellen Barrett is a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist with an uncertain marriage, a forgotten faith, and haunting memories of her picturesque hometown and the love she left behind. The eldest of five siblings, she longs for the time, long ago, when they were a happy family. Now Ellen's beloved father is dead, and she returns to her childhood home to make peace-with the people who still live there, with the losses and changes that time has wrought, and with the future God has set before her.
My thoughts:
I read through this one pretty fast. To be perfectly honest, I was extremely frustrated a lot in this book but not with the book. One particular character was a love to hate kind of gal and got the blood boiling at times and that is exactly what I think Karen wanted us to feel. With all the irritations and sad moments of loss and mixed emotions, it served it's purpose for a better feel good ending. It showed by a very illustrated example that no matter what is going on and what you have gone through.. that there is always hope as long as you keep your eyes on what matters. I found this to be a great weekend read and would recommend it to anyone.
When Joy Came to Stay
Maggie Stovall is one of the golden people. She has it all together...at least on the surface. Ben Stovall is a godly husband and successful attorney. He has no idea of the darkness about to overtake his life. Amanda Joy is a child of society-abused, broken, thrown away. But her trust in God is still alive. When Joy Came to Stay is the heart-wrenching story of one woman's descent into the shadows of depression, her husband's search for understanding, and a precious child's unwavering faith.
My thoughts:
On Every Side
Faith Evans is an up-and-coming newscaster, a woman of honor and integrity who must take a stand against the one man she never imagined would be her enemy. A beloved, hundred-year-old statue of Jesus stands in a small-town park-but some say it's a clear violation of separation of church and state that must come down. Jordan Riley is a powerful attorney fighting for human rights and against God, but still reckoning with bitter boyhood losses. Amid political intrigue, social injustice, and personal conflicts, will love be enough when the battle rages on every side?
My thoughts:
Ok, I can speak freely here right? I couldn't help picture Faith Evans (the singer featured in P.Diddy's I'll Be Missing You) for the main character of this book. That being said this book is scarily on the mark with how I feel a lot these days. The line between separation of church and state and our human rights are getting more and more faint. I am having anxiety over the world I'm picturing for my kids future. I truly am... I don't sleep. This book can be raw, real and hopeful all at once. Thanks Karen, once again, for sharing your gifts and inspiring us all! Oh, by the way, this is highly recommended! *smiles*
About the Author:
Karen Kingsbury is a USA Today and New York Times best-selling author, with nearly twenty million books in print. Dubbed the "Queen of Christian Fiction" by Time magazine, Karen has written more than forty Life-Changing Fiction titles. Her emotionally gripping novels include the popular Baxter Family Drama, which encompasses the Redemption, Firstborn, and Sunrise series, as well as stand alone novels such as Like Dandelion Dust and This Side of Heaven. Karen and her husband, Don, live in Tennessee and are parents to six children, including three adopted from Haiti. Visit her website at www.KarenKingsbury.com.
I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review as a part of their Blogging for Books program.The opinions in this post are 100% my own and may differ from yours.
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