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Returning home to Mason, Ohio, Neil Sadler’s past creeps up behind him and is mirrored in the present. Neil discovers the truth of a childhood love and his childhood faith.
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Like an artist working with small chips of colored glass, Christy Award–winning novelist Tatlock takes multiple characters and fragments of their stories and pieces them together into a tranquil mosaic of commitment, faith, love and homecoming. When artist Neil Sadler's wife dies suddenly in New York City, he is drawn back to Mason, Ohio, the hometown that he fled almost three decades before. He spends the summer helping remodel an old "Gothic Horror" farmhouse into a bed-and-breakfast, trying to reconnect with his past and his cousin Mary Beeken. After a childhood spent caring for an invalid mother, Mary is trapped in a 23-year-old marriage to a troubled, alcoholic cop and feels her life has never quite gotten started. Mary's mother's murder years earlier and questions of innocence and guilt cast shadows on the lives of several Mason families. As Neil and Mary try to make sense of what has happened to their lives, they both discover that "[y]ou don't have to understand something completely to know it's true." Tatlock moves back and forth between different characters and earlier time periods, sometimes confusingly so. But Tatlock is one of Christian fiction's better wordsmiths, and her lovely prose reminds readers why it is a joy to savor her stories. (Jan.)
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Paperback. Condition: Good. New Yorker Neil Sadler returns to his hometown of Mason, Ohio, where the small-town was rocked by the suspicious death of Helen Syfert, the mother of Neil's friend, Mary. As the pair reconnects, Neil learns their once-close relationship hasn't survived the tragedy of Mary's loss. In time, though, the couple finds that what pushed them apart years ago now seems to be pulling them together. Still, Neil finds himself struggling to recover from a more recent loss, one he keeps tucked in his heart. While the mystery of Helen's death remains unsolved, finding closure will require opening old wounds, mending broken relationships, and facing new fears. Highly recommended for all collections. -- Library Journal, Starred Review Written for the General Market (G) (I) Contains little or no; sexual dialogue or situations or strong language. May also contain content of an inspirational nature.Foreign editions in the following languages: Norwegian, Dutch. Seller Inventory # 00093447878
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Paperback. Condition: Fair. New Yorker Neil Sadler returns to his hometown of Mason, Ohio, where the small-town was rocked by the suspicious death of Helen Syfert, the mother of Neil's friend, Mary. As the pair reconnects, Neil learns their once-close relationship hasn't survived the tragedy of Mary's loss. In time, though, the couple finds that what pushed them apart years ago now seems to be pulling them together. Still, Neil finds himself struggling to recover from a more recent loss, one he keeps tucked in his heart. While the mystery of Helen's death remains unsolved, finding closure will require opening old wounds, mending broken relationships, and facing new fears. Highly recommended for all collections. -- Library Journal, Starred Review Written for the General Market (G) (I) Contains little or no; sexual dialogue or situations or strong language. May also contain content of an inspirational nature.Foreign editions in the following languages: Norwegian, Dutch. Seller Inventory # 00095676320
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Paperback. Condition: Fair. New Yorker Neil Sadler returns to his hometown of Mason, Ohio, where the small-town was rocked by the suspicious death of Helen Syfert, the mother of Neil's friend, Mary. As the pair reconnects, Neil learns their once-close relationship hasn't survived the tragedy of Mary's loss. In time, though, the couple finds that what pushed them apart years ago now seems to be pulling them together. Still, Neil finds himself struggling to recover from a more recent loss, one he keeps tucked in his heart. While the mystery of Helen's death remains unsolved, finding closure will require opening old wounds, mending broken relationships, and facing new fears. Highly recommended for all collections. -- Library Journal, Starred Review Written for the General Market (G) (I) Contains little or no; sexual dialogue or situations or strong language. May also contain content of an inspirational nature.Foreign editions in the following languages: Norwegian, Dutch. Seller Inventory # CIN0764200046A