All She Ever Wanted

"All She Ever Wanted" by Austin, Lynn, published by Bethany House. All She Ever Wanted is the emotion-packed story of three generations of women: Kathleen, her mother, Eleanor, and her grandmother, Fiona. Each woman left home to escape her family's past and to start a new life. Kathleen has been estranged from her family for 35 years, and she is torn between the need to forgive and the urge to forget. Hoping to find answers that will patch the wounds of her tattered heart and salvage her relationship with her daughter, Kathleen embarks on a journey into her family's mysterious past.From Publishers WeeklyOne of Christian fiction's favorite authors pens an engaging story about family secrets that begins powerfully, but eventually loses steam. Kathleen Seymour's carefully constructed world starts to collapse when her teenage daughter, Joelle, is caught shoplifting and a row with her boss leaves Kathleen unemployed. After a few sessions with a therapist, Kathleen tries reconnecting with her daughter by taking her to a party hosted by the estranged family members Kathleen left years ago. Through multiple points of view and rich, detailed flashbacks to previous generations, Austin convincingly illustrates how shame and bad choices can affect families for years. The fairy-tale ending is less convincing, as it's replete with former delinquents spouting pat phrases; it's also implausible that painful relationships between family members are easily repaired with a single trip back home. But the three-time Christy Award winner offers the surprising plot twists and fresh language that keep her fans coming back to the bookstores for each new novel. (Oct.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Review''I found her style to be an easy read--her story is compelling and draws me into her characters.'' -- Marty Medley, Armchair Interviews.com''Lynn Austin is one of the most engaging authors I have ever had the privilege to read. Highly recommended!'' -- Sherri Myers, Christian Library Journal''[A] brilliant novel about love, forgiveness, [and] suffering... perfect for women who have seen hard times... I recommend it....'' -- Andrea Burns, Christian Book Previews.com Book details: published 2005. Order now on BookShops.in with fast, reliable delivery across India.