Alphabet Soup Giveaway is back!
Here are the rules:
RULES FOR ENTERING:
a. Post a comment to the posts of the books you'd like to win. You can enter for as many of the books as you would like. Every 2-3 days the next letter's giveaway will be posted.
b. Answer the day's silly question for fun.
Today's question: P is for perfume. What kind of perfume do you like to wear, if any?
I like to use "Amazing Grace" body spritz when I remember to wear it. :)
c. Enter on or before July 26. Winners will be drawn on July 27. Claim your prize, if you win, within 10 days of being notified or I will redraw. (In other words, let me know you want the book and where it should be sent, should you find out your name was drawn.)
d. Check back for the next giveaway!
Today's book is Home Another Way by Christa Parrish
Description:
After her mother’s death and her father’s abandonment, tiny infant Sarah Graham was left to be raised by her emotionally distant grandmother. As a child she turned to music for solace and even gained entrance to Juilliard. But her potentially brilliant music career ended with an unplanned pregnancy and the stillborn birth of her child.
In an attempt to escape the past, Sarah, now twenty-seven, is living life hard and fast–and she is flat broke. When her estranged father dies, she travels to the tiny mountain hamlet of Jonah, New York to claim her inheritance. Once there, she learns her father’s will stipulates a six-month stay before she can recieve the money. Fueled by hate and desperation, Sarah settles in for the bitter mountain winter, and as the weeks pass, she finds her life intertwining with the lives of the simple, gracious townsfolk. Can these strangers teach Sarah how to forgive and find peace?
A story of grace, of God’s never-ceasing love and the sometimes flawed, faithful people He uses to bring His purpose to pass.
My Thoughts:
Another wonderful author! I grew so vested in Sarah's journey that I found myself getting upset with her for being so stubborn. You know it's a good book when you are emotionally responding to the characters. I fell in love with the people of Jonah and all their quirks and their determination to reach Sarah and break through her hard shell...not an easy task. I love the idea of the book that we flawed children of God can still be used to bring about God's will and that it can be our flaws that allow us to reach others who would reject those who are "too perfect." I cannot wait to read more by Christa Parrish!
