Author: Christina Suzann Nelson
Publisher: Kregel
Release Date: September 25, 2018
Rating: 5 Stars
Reviewer: Jessica Higgins
This book is a prime example of how everything can come full circle.
Izzy Cline is a terrific swimmer who has a dream of competing in the Olympics. At least until she realizes that she is pregnant. Still in high school, she and her boyfriend Travis had plans. He was going to be the first in his family to go to college and he would do it on a baseball scholarship. Izzy would swim in college and at the Olympics. That all seems like a distant dream now. At least nothing can tear her and Travis apart.
Izzy’s mom Jillian is pinning her hopes on her daughter. But when she sees that Izzy is pregnant, it conjures up painful memories of her past. As she tries to force Izzy to do things her way, she begins to cause a huge rift between herself and the rest of the family. Will she be able to deal with the issue before the family is completely torn apart?
Travis’s mom Margaret wants a different life for her son than she had. Travis father was a drunk who was rarely around with Travis’s older brothers and once Travis was born he pretty much took off. But this pregnancy worries Margaret that the will get trapped in the same kind of life she is in and she wants to make sure this doesn’t affect her dreams for him.
Stacey Frey and her husband have just moved to the area. Not able to conceive children of their own, they have recently gone through a horrible adoption experience and have been healing to try the process again. God works in mysterious ways and Stacey begins to get involved in a home for young mothers. As events begin to play out, an unexpected story of healing affects all four main characters.
This was one of the most interesting books that I have read where the main characters are all interconnected. At least three separate stories that appear to have little relevance with each other begin to weave a pattern until they are fully intertwined. Nelson has always done a great job of taken women with a broken spirit as her characters and forming them into someone that is strong and both supported and supportive. This book is no different. Each of these women has gone through a traumatic experience that has broken their spirit and it takes all of them to realize how to move forward.
I highly recommend this book to all readers. It’s just a great story that should be read by all.
I received a complimentary copy of this title from the publisher. The views and opinions express within are my own.
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