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Jan 5th, 2010 by Lucille

sara-evans

I offered to review this book for Thomas Nelson Publishing. I must mention right away that I am not a huge fan of light “chick lit” so it didn’t surprise me that I didn’t love this book. It’s probably not fair of me to even give a review.

I tend to read lots of non-fiction, deeper theological works, more literary fiction or fiction with intense drama and depth of character. (I hope that doesn’t sound pompous, I just don’t enjoy reading light books with predictable endings).

As I read the book, I was a little confused. I saw that Sara Evans along with Rachel Hauck wrote it. I know who Rachel Hauck is because I follow her on Twitter. I was not familiar with Sara Evans until my daughter came home from college. When she saw the book, she informed me that Sara is a country singer and was on a TV dance show. I’m not really hip on pop culture. Anyway, that would have been nice to know before I began the book. It seems the publisher assumed I knew this, although to their credit it does mention lightly across the top, “multi platinum recording artist.”

Now that you know my frame of mind, I’m guessing that many readers of Christian fiction will enjoy this book. It’s about Jade, a 20-something gal who is about to get married. The setting is in the Deep South where tradition and charm rule. Jade is in a quandary about inviting her mother to the wedding. Her mom was not a good enough mother, divorcing her husband and raising her children during her selfish hippie days. This story is about the healing that must take place before one can move forward.

It reads a lot like a Kristin Hannah book. Lots of quaint scenes but not really a page-turner. At least not for me.

If you read the book, let me know what you think…

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