Healing Sands by Nancy Rue and Stephen Arterburn
Review Copy 416 pages Publisher- Thomas Nelson
Book Synopsis-- Ryan Alexander-Coe is a talented photojournalist who has been on assignment all over the world. But when her two sons choose to live with their father after her divorce, Ryan must give her career up for a small-town newspaper job in order to be near them.
Life spirals out of control when her fifteen-year-old son is arrested. Desperation--both over the fact that she cannot believe her son committed this crime and that he refuses to talk to her--sends her anger level soaring . . . and eventually sends her storming into Dr. Sullivan Crisp's office in search of ways to cope with her anger. Sully is in town assisting at one of his clinics and continuing his search for Belinda Cox, the woman whose guilt-inducing counseling caused the death of his wife and daughter.
Review
This was my first Sullivan Crisp novel and I have to admit with not having the background story it took some effort to get connected to the characters. Once the book got going it flowed nicely and actually led to a very twisty and dramatic finale.
I think the best aspect of the novel was Ryan’s character, as I felt she was real and not ashamed to admit her anger and frustrations on the page. I’ve read some reviews that Ryan’s character was over the top but I thought her honesty was refreshing. As the story dove deeper into Ryan’s thoughts and turmoil I found myself being drawn further into her circumstances and actually interested in going back to read the previous two books in the series.
The authors- whether it was Rue’s or Arterburns words on the pages were written very well and wove a powerful story with humor, compelling situations and gave the reader some thought provoking questions on patience, love and sacrifice.
Rating
The story is wholesome, no language or sex scenes- adult content is mild and I’d recommend this to any reader who loves contemporary fiction.
3.5/5 – Contemporary Fiction
Thank you to Thomas Nelson for review copy
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