What She Left for Me - Hardcover

Peterson, Tracie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0764200992 ISBN 13: 9780764200991

Publisher: Bethany House Pub, 2005

Synopsis

Jana reluctantly turns to her mother--Eleanor--after her pastor husband leaves her for his secretary, but when Jana's presence only strikes up painful memories and guilt, she and her mother must decide whether they will allow God's spirit to bring true healing. Simultaneous.

About this title

About the Author:

Tracie Peterson is the bestselling, award-winning author of over 60 historical and contemporary novels, including the bestselling Westward Chronicles and Heirs of Montana series. She and her family make their home in Montana.

From Publishers Weekly:

Adultery, incest, drugs, attempted suicide, foster parent abuse, murder, rape—these and other traumas feature in this latest from a bestselling Christian author. When the pregnant Jana McGuire returns from a mission trip, she's stunned to find that her husband, a pastor, has run off with his secretary and cleaned out her bank account. Angry and grieving, she moves to Montana to live with her estranged and unbelievably heartless mother, Eleanor, and quirky octogenarian aunt Taffy, the most likable character in the book. Peterson explains Eleanor's cruelty with flashback chapters to her childhood on a commune. Although Eleanor's incestuous relationship with her father in these flashback chapters is the axis of the story, much of what occurs feels vaguely like filler. Wooden emotions ("Why is this happening?") and Christian clichés abound. When Jana asks the "other woman" to have Thanksgiving dinner with her as an act of forgiveness, readers may find the plot twist difficult to swallow. Some victims of incest may appreciate the story as a vehicle for emotional healing, but it falls short of skilled fiction. (Oct.)
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About this edition

• Publisher: Bethany House Pub
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0764200992
• ISBN 13: 9780764200991
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352