Be
sure to have a box of tissues nearby as you finish this touching
novel. It opens as Macey is experiencing yet another miscarriage. She
and Ben wanted children so badly but it seemed it was not meant to
be. And then her sister mentions adoption yet again. Macey is not
ready to take such a chance on the possibility of more deep
heartache. In the meantime, we readers get a glance at Harper, a nine
year old girl being shuffled in the foster care system. She is so in
need of a loving parent.
Rossiter
has done a good job exploring the feelings of young Harper, deeply
hurt and feeling so unwanted. Rossiter also portrays well the
character of Macey, another with deep hurt and struggling with
feelings of inadequacy and defeat. This novel is a good example of
the transformation love can bring to pass.
My
only complaint is that there are two token sex scenes in the novel.
Granted, the sex is between husband and wife but were just a bit too
graphic for me and I thought totally unnecessary.
Nonetheless,
a fine novel of faith and love and being open to what God has planned
for life.
My
rating: 4/5 stars.
Nan
Rossiter is the award-winning and bestselling author of eight novels.
Her seventh novel, Summer Dance, was the 2018 winner of the
Nancy Pearl Book Award. Rossiter and her husband are the parents of
two adult sons. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and a black
Lab. When not writing she enjoys hiking and curling up with a good
book. You can find out more at www.nanrossiter.com.
Harper
Collins, 382 pages.
(My
star ratings: 5-I love it, 4-I like it, 3-It's OK, 2-I don't like it,
1-I hate it.)
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