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How the Light Gets in - by Jolina Petersheim (Paperback)
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- "Compellingly woven by Jolina Petersheim's capable pen, How the Light Gets In follows a trail of grief toward healing, leading to an impossible choice--what is best when every path will hurt someone?
- Author(s): Jolina Petersheim
- 400 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Christian
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About the Book
From the highly acclaimed author of "The Outcast" and "The Alliance" comes an engrossing novel about marriage and motherhood, and loss and moving on. After her husband's death, Ruth finds solace in a Mennonite community. She also encounters the possibility of new love with Elam, whose gentle encouragement awakens hopes and dreams she thought she'd lost forever.Book Synopsis
"Compellingly woven by Jolina Petersheim's capable pen, How the Light Gets In follows a trail of grief toward healing, leading to an impossible choice--what is best when every path will hurt someone?" --Lisa Wingate, New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were YoursFrom the highly acclaimed author of The Outcast and The Alliance comes an engrossing novel about marriage and motherhood, loss and moving on.
When Ruth Neufeld's husband and father-in-law are killed working for a relief organization overseas, she travels to Wisconsin with her young daughters and mother-in-law Mabel to bury her husband. She hopes the Mennonite community will be a quiet place to grieve and piece together next steps.
Ruth and her family are welcomed by Elam, her husband's cousin, who invites them to stay at his cranberry farm through the harvest. Sifting through fields of berries and memories of a marriage that was broken long before her husband died, Ruth finds solace in the beauty of the land and healing through hard work and budding friendship. She also encounters the possibility of new love with Elam, whose gentle encouragement awakens hopes and dreams she thought she'd lost forever.
But an unexpected twist threatens to unseat the happy ending Ruth is about to write for herself. On the precipice of a fresh start and a new marriage, Ruth must make an impossible decision: which path to choose if her husband isn't dead after all.
Review Quotes
Petersheim (The Alliance) constructs a rich story about grief, the dying of love, and the rekindling of faith. . . . With skillful plotting and vibrant characters, Petersheim reveals the pain of loss and the healing that comes from mercy and forgiveness.--Publishers Weekly
Dimensions (Overall): 8.2 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x 1.2 Inches (D)
Weight: .7 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 400
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Christian
Publisher: Tyndale Fiction
Theme: Romance, General
Format: Paperback
Author: Jolina Petersheim
Language: English
Street Date: March 5, 2019
TCIN: 77887131
UPC: 9781496402233
Item Number (DPCI): 247-63-1865
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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A Beautifully Written Story!
5 out of 5 stars
Thumbs up graphic, would recommend
Rebecca Maney - 5 years ago
"There is a crack, a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in."
Ruth Neufield's life has not only cracked, but there is a gaping hole where her future used to be. Travelling to Wisconsin with her two young daughters, she buries her husband's remains alongside those of her father-in-law, after the two were tragically killed in an overseas act of terroism. Settling into a Mennonite community there, Ruth and her widowed mother-in-law try to overcome sadness and grief, while accepting the hospitality of Elam Albrecht, her husband's cousin and a prosperous cranberry farmer.
It's in this quiet little corner of the world that Ruth begins to walk the road of recovery, not only away from the wounds of a disappointing marriage, but towards the hope of a new kind of tomorrow . . . and then it happens. . . . the unthinkable theft of her happiness.
To say that this book bulges with emotional triggers is an understatement, for the unique plot structure leads the reader along a path that seems almost impossible to navigate, and yet too captivating to abandon. And then the light comes in, shining its brightest through all the cracks and broken places. What a stunning story!
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lucy Reynolds - 6 years ago
Wow....I didn’t see that coming.....a book that knocked the wind out of me and left me awake contemplating what I had read. The writing is impeccable, the story heart rendering, the ending a twist you will never forget. This is one that will make a mark on your heart and give you a perspective into a troubled marriage and how praying may not change a situation but can change you. I won’t say more as I don’t want to add spoilers. Just know it is BEAUTIFUL! A definite must read.
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