Stories That Bind Us
by Susie Finkbeiner
Review & GIVEAWAY!
Description
Betty Sweet never expected to be a widow at 40. With so much life still in front of her, she tries to figure out what's next. She couldn't have imagined what God had in mind. When her estranged sister is committed to a sanitarium, Betty finds herself taking on the care of a 5-year-old nephew she never knew she had.
In 1960s LaFontaine, Michigan, they make an odd pair. Betty with her pink button nose and bouffant hair. Hugo with his light brown skin and large brown eyes. But more powerful than what makes them different is what they share: the heartache of an empty space in their lives. Slowly, they will learn to trust one another as they discover common ground and healing through the magic of storytelling.
Award-winning author Susie Finkbeiner offers fans a novel that invites us to rediscover the power of story to open the doors of our hearts.
Biography
Susie Finkbeiner is the CBA bestselling author of All Manner of Things, as well as A Cup of Dust, A Trail of Crumbs, and A Song of Home. She serves on the Fiction Readers Summit planning committee, volunteers her time at Ada Bible Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and speaks at retreats and women's events across the country. Susie and her husband have three children and live in West Michigan.
My Perspective ~
"So much love that sometimes it hurts."
"So much love that sometimes it hurts."
Stories That Bind Us is a novel to be absorbed, not devoured
or speed read. Upon completion you'll need some time to process the experience. This book is about the human condition, our hopes, our fears, our brokenness and the ultimate truth.
Events of the past affected me profoundly at the time, and once again in retrospect as events were depicted throughout this book. Finkbeiner brought the past to the present in such a clear-sighted manner, at times bringing me to tears as the story progressed. These stories that bind us are memories of a time that I know so personally, I couldn’t help but be emotionally overwrought at times.
I can relate intensely to the depth of this story, a biracial boy/child, mental illness, country life. The time is a reflection my own life and youth. I commend the author for her solid, earthy approach to a time in our nation's history that was beautiful, yet ugly in the same breath. I highly recommend this book, and it is my hope that the author will follow up with a sequel!
Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher. All expressed opinions are honest and my own.
Events of the past affected me profoundly at the time, and once again in retrospect as events were depicted throughout this book. Finkbeiner brought the past to the present in such a clear-sighted manner, at times bringing me to tears as the story progressed. These stories that bind us are memories of a time that I know so personally, I couldn’t help but be emotionally overwrought at times.
I can relate intensely to the depth of this story, a biracial boy/child, mental illness, country life. The time is a reflection my own life and youth. I commend the author for her solid, earthy approach to a time in our nation's history that was beautiful, yet ugly in the same breath. I highly recommend this book, and it is my hope that the author will follow up with a sequel!
Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher. All expressed opinions are honest and my own.
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