Friday, March 23, 2012
Fiction for Real
Need You Now by Beth Wiseman was provided to me as a complimentary ebook through BookSneeze. In Need You Now, Darlene faces the typical struggles of a mom with three teenagers. She battles with her own sense of failure as she attempts to help her middle child combat an especially difficult emotional issue -- cutting. Darlene's marriage is affected by this family crisis, and she comes to a crossroads in her faith and in her commitment to her husband during the course of the family's journey to recovery.
The real issues that Wiseman addresses through her work of fiction engage the reader from the start. Darlene is a woman with real insecurities and needs to which any wife and mother may relate. Her search for peace and fulfillment outside of and within her family pulls the reader in and keeps the reader cheering for this family until the sweet end. A riveting read, Need You Now addresses real issues with an honest tone and hopeful tenor, pointing the reader to the One in Whom we have hope. For Beth Wiseman who is better known for her Amish fiction works, Need You Now may have been an out-of-the-box genre; however, this reviewer will be eagerly anticipating more books from Wiseman in the same vein as Need You Now.
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Beth Wiseman writes fearlessly with the stresses and struggles that are an inevitable part of a marriage and raising children--yet offers hope in the face of those challenges. She doesn't shy away from letting the characters in this book face some problems and difficult questions. I think many readers will be able to relate to this book, and be comforted by the fact that they are not the only ones who struggle. I recommend this book!
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