I absolutely loved Chris Bohjalian's The Double Bind and received Secrets of Eden yesterday from the library. Guess what I am doing this weekend? Here's the summary from Barnes and Noble: From the bestselling author of The Double Bind, Midwives, and Skeletons at the Feast comes a novel of shattered faith, intimate secrets, and the delicate nature of sacrifice."There," says Alice Hayward to Reverend Stephen Drew, just after her baptism, and just before going home to the husband who will kill her that evening and then shoot himself. Drew, tortured by the cryptic finality of that short utterance, feels his faith in God slipping away and is saved from despair only by a meeting with Heather Laurent, the author of wildly successful, inspirational books about . . . angels. Heather survived a childhood that culminated in her own parents' murder-suicide, so she identifies deeply with Alice's daughter, Katie, offering herself as a mentor to the girl and a shoulder for Stephen -- who flees the pulpit to be with Heather and see if there is anything to be salvaged from the spiritual wreckage around him. Can't wait! What did you find this week? (Friday Finds is hosted by Should Be Reading.)
4 comments:
Happy reading! My find is at The Crowded Leaf.
This book has also caught my eye!
I keep coming across this one and the comments seem to be positive - hope you enjoy it.
I listened to the audio of this book last week, I would love to talk with you about what you thought of it when you finish!
jen(at)devourerofbooks.com
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