The Mending String Author:Cliff Coon All is not well in the home of successful pastor and parenting expert Clayton Loverage, who has found that none of his proven techniques work on his youngest daughter, Ellen. Ellen and her father live in hostility and silence that is broken only after Ellen starts trespassing regularly in her English teacher's home. Power hungry church membe... more »rs and menacing criminals threaten to unravel the delicate bond redeveloping between Clayton and his daughter. A suspenseful, yet sweet story about what it takes to mend a relationship gone wrong.« less
I picked this book up because it was the winner of the First Novel Christy Award in 2005. I thouroughly enjoyed it, and I have looked for more by this author since reading this one.