Anny P. (wolfnme) reviewed on 8/25/2006 + 3389 more book reviews

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Pity David Lewis, who has been living in the shadow of his famous wife Beverly, author of numerous bestselling Christian novels involving the Amish. Whether David undertook this project in order to step out of his wife's shadow is unclear, but whatever his motives, it was well worth it. David has made a clean break from his wife's common themes- there is not a single mention of an Amish person in the story. Instead, it is set mostly in Colorado's Front Range, where the author makes his home. It focuses on the plight of a girl named Jessie, a recent college graduate who battles emotional and psychological scars from the death of her parents and the lack of a secure home. En route to a new job in Oregon, she plans to make a short detour to her childhood home in Colorado, but once there, discovers she must face the ghosts from her past that have constantly been haunting her. Along the way, she is also confronted with the issue of faith in a God she has long since abandoned, but can't seem to escape. Jessie's struggles are portrayed in a starkly realistic light, and the characters she comes across are all geniune and believable enough to attach the reader. The story manages to be very moving without getting sappy or overly sentimental. Here's hoping it's not the last by David Lewis.

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