The envy of all her friends, wife and mother Saphora Warren is the model of southern gentility and accomplishment. She lives in a beautiful Lake Norman home, and has raised three capable adult children. Her husband is a successful plastic surgeon--and a philanderer. It is for that reason that, after hosting a garden party for Southern Living magazine, Saphora packs her bags to escape the trappings of the picturesque-but-vacant life.
Saphora’s departure is interrupted by her husband Bender’s early arrival home, and his words that change her life forever: I’m dying.
Against her desires, Saphora agrees to take care of Bender as he fights his illness. They relocate, at his insistance, to their coastal home in Oriental—the same house she had chosen for her private getaway. When her idyllic retreat is overrun by her grown children, grandchildren, townspeople, relatives, and a precocious neighbor child, Saphora’s escape to paradise is anything but the life she had imagined. As she gropes for evidence of God's presence amid the turmoil, can she discover that the richest treasures come in surprising packages?
Heidi Says . . . I really, really enjoyed this book. There was a lot going on in the storyline – and I loved it all! I got so caught up in Sephora’s life – her husband’s cancer, her children and all of their issues, her attachment to the little neighbor boy, etc. I enjoyed following her through her issues and seeing her come out on top at the end.
I’ll definitely be sharing this book as I think it’s well worth reading.
NOTE: I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.
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