Hey all,
As you know, there are a lot of really wonderful books coming out these days with a Christian slant. I've decided every now and then to feature some of these titles. Some of the books I'll feature, I have not read, simply because they're brand new, and I'm behind on my reading list...but I have read and enjoyed previous books by many of the authors who will be featured here.
We're going to start this journey with The Oak Leaves by Maureen Lang. Maureen thought she’d write about her experience with Fragile X Syndrome (a genetic form of mental
retardation) “someday.” After all, having a child who requires round-the-clock care doesn’t make for the upbeat, escapist reading most romance novelists prefer to write about. Still, Lang wanted to include Fragile X in a story because so few people have heard of the
disorder that affects her 12-year-old son. So she put the tale in the middle of a love story.
From the back cover:
Talie Ingram has an ideal life: a successful, devoted husband; a beautiful one-year-old son; and another on the way. But her world is shattered when she discovers
a shocking family secret in the nineteenth-century journal belonging to her ancestor Cosima Escott. Only in reading Cosima’s words can Talie make peace with the legacy she’s inherited and the one she’s passed on to her son.
Reviews:
…A lush and moving tapestry of love, fear and faith…spellbinding… Flawlessly plotted, filled with flesh-and-blood characters and a radiant faith…Very highly recommended.
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