by Katie Ganshert
Hennepin County Library paperback 293
genre: Christian romance
Bethany is an architect in Chicago. When events in her hometown of Peaks, Iowa draw her back there after a decade's absence, she struggles with her past and present.
Dan - her dad's dad, grandpa Dan is the most stable, positive part of her past
Pastor Fenton - zealous in a bad way; he's the reason she rejects God
Evan - cute guy who has been farming Dan's land for the last five years
Micah - Evan's brother, hospitalized and unresponsive
Robin - Bethany's best friend in childhood, they've not kept close
This was good, but not great. Too many things that didn't fit . . . too many tragic deaths just to make the living characters more sympathetic (Bethany's dad when she was nine, Robin's mom not too many years later, Robin's husband just before he learns they're pregnant . . . ). We have book club tomorrow night and it will be fun to discuss it with the others. If I had to pick a favorite part, it would probably be at the carnival when Pastor Fenton has a stroke - because of Bethany's revelation about the nature of God.
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