About the Book
Book: The Pages of Her Life
Author: James L. Rubart
Genre: Christian fiction – suspense
Release Date: May 21, 2019
Award-winning and bestselling author James L. Rubart explores the way our memories shape us . . . and how they affect our beliefs. Allison Moore has no idea why she got out of her car on that rainy March afternoon and picked up the soaked journal laying on the side of the road. Brought it home. But she did. It was empty. Except for two lines scrawled in the front, too washed out to read. And a Jesus emblem inside the back cover. Something about the journal compels her to start writing in it, capturing thoughts about her newly acquired job that she thought would be heaven, but has turned into hell. Then one day, she finds words in the center of the journal. Words she didn’t write: Mene mene tekel upharsin. After her heart stops hammering, Allison Googles the phrase, and reads the story of Belshazzar’s Feast, where a hand from God writes on the wall, and the king is slain. Fear grips her, certain God is coming after her for what she did twelve years back. What she’s done wrong her whole life. She vows to make things right. Then she discovers more phrases appearing underneath each of her journal entries. Those phrases take her on an emotional roller coaster that forces her to look at everything she believes about her past in a new light, and opens her eyes to a supernatural realm of staggering consequence.
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My Review
Rubart
has the unique skill of imagining possible ways God might work in a
person. Each of his novels is an adventure in seeing God and his
angels busy in the transformation process. In this one, a mysterious
journal helps the main character, Allison, see her true character and
who God wants her to be. A secondary character is her brother. God
uses a stint on a fishing boat in Alaska to expose his character and
cause transformation. Several issues are covered in these two
stories, including living up to parental expectations and seeking
parental approval, knowing one's own worth, “religious” and phony
Christianity, and a few more.
This
novel is character driven. There is no driving plot. In fact, it took
me a while to get into the story. The strength of the novel is found
in the character revelations and transformations and the bold actions
that come from them. I would not call this book a page turner but
when I got to the end I was so glad I read the book. There is a great
deal of thought provoking content included.
My
rating: 4/5 stars.
About the Author
James L. Rubart is a professional marketer and speaker. He is the author of the best-selling novel Rooms as well as Book of Days, The Chair, Soul’s Gate, Memory’s Door, and Spirit Bridge. He lives with his wife and sons in the Pacific Northwest. Website: www.jameslrubart.com Twitter: @jameslrubart Facebook: JamesLRubart
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I received a complimentary egalley of this book through Celebrate Lit. My comments are an independent and honest review. The rest of the copy of this post was provided by Celebrate Lit.
2 comments:
This one has me intrigued. The other books by Rubart I've read have all been thought-provoking but a little strange. ;) This one sounds like he's continuing the tradition. But I do love character-driven stories, so I'm excited about this giveaway!
Mr. Rubart's stories are very thought provoking. I'm excited to read this one!
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