by Sandra Merville Hart
A page turner!
Mara Jacobs is hanging on by a thread. Trying to raise three children on her own while Liam, her husband, is in Africa on a four-year mission has stretched her to the breaking point. He’s digging wells to provide clean, healthy drinking water to villages where none was available while she struggles to keep her head above water.
He has offered to come home several times, especially when their son was arrested. Mara assured him that she was capable of handling the situation on her own.
Only she wasn’t. Then tragedy strikes.
The author uses deep point of view in a story told entirely from the main character’s perspective. It allows readers to experience her emotions, her thoughts, and her grief.
This multi-layered story was difficult to read. The first third of it was especially hard to get through—very emotional, negative.
I’m glad I stuck with it because the story gripped me soon after. I couldn’t put it down. Lots of surprising twists and turns snagged my interest and didn’t let go.
This isn’t the first novel I’ve read by this talented author. I will look for more. Recommend!
Sandra Merville Hart 