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Bezig met laden... To the Moon and Back: A Novel (The Baxter Family) (editie 2018)door Karen Kingsbury (Auteur)
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 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.  msgabbythelibrarian | Jun 11, 2023 |   WBCLIB | Jun 8, 2023 |  ) MoniqueSnyman | Oct 3, 2019 | Both Jenna and Brady lost family in the OKC bombing on April 19, 1995. These two were only 5. They connect when they are 17 at the site of the OKC Memorial. This story tells how these two found each other again a few years later; it is a story of moving on after tragedy; and it is a story about relying on the power and goodness of God. The Baxters play a significant role in the story as they visit the Memorial. Amy, who now lives with her aunt and uncle (because her parents and siblings were killed in a car accident) is the one who asks to visit the site, especially to see the Survivor Tree. She, along with Jenna and Brady, are all survivors. I have been at this Memorial many times and KK does an excellent describing it. Have the tissues handy. (  ) travelgal | Aug 14, 2019 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de reeks(en)Baxter Family (3)
Fiction.
Literature.
Romance.
Christian Fiction.
HTML:From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes a "heart tugging and emotional" story in the Baxter Family collection that will "touch readers deeply" (RT Book Reviews) featuring two people who lost their parents in the same national tragedyâ??two people desperate to find each other and the connection they shared for a single day...that changed everything. Brady Bradshaw was a child when the Oklahoma City bombing killed his mother. Every year, Brady visits the memorial site on the anniversary to remember her. Eleven years ago on that day, he met Jenna Phillips, who was also a child when her parents were killed in the attack. Brady and Jenna shared a deep heart connection and a single beautiful day together at the memorial. But after that, Brady never saw Jenna again. Every year when he returns, he leaves a note for her in hopes that he might find her again. This year, Ashley Baxter Blake and her sister Kari Baxter Taylor and their families take a spring break trip that includes a visit to the site to see the memorial's famous Survivor Tree. While there, Ashley spots a young man, alone and troubled. That man is Brady Bradshaw. A chance moment leads Ashley to help Brady find Jenna, the girl he can't forget. Ashley's family is skeptical, but she pushes them to support her efforts to find the girl and bring them together. But will it work? Will her husband, Landon, understand her intentions? And is a shared heartache enough reason to fall in love? With To The Moon and Back "Kingsbury skillfully weaves a tale of divine love" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) in an unlikely love story about healing, redemption, hope, and the belief that sometimes a new tomorrow can grow from the ashes of a shattered yesterday. "Kingsbury writes with seemingly effortless poetic elegance, capturing the tender, intimate moments of daily family life as well as heart-wrenching flashbacks to fatal tragedy. A moving story of survival, of faith, and of beauty from the ashes" (Booklist Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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I did love Amy, the little niece and daughter of Erin. Her sweetness, her innocence, her childlike faith. That was one of the bright spots in "To the Moon and Back." I did love all of the attention and detail to OKC's bombing. I was also five years old so I don't remember anything about that event.....I found myself wanting to look things up and learn more.
The message of the book was a good one. I like this quote "The reason a tree survives the storms of any season is because its branches bend in the wind. Otherwise it would blow over and die....Whenever God's spirit might to her (Erin) or lead her in a certain direction, whatever He whispered for her to do or not do....she wanted to be sensitive." May the same be said of me.
So yes, I'll keep reading Kingsbury's books because I can't stay away. But I do wish she felt it okay to leave characters broken sometimes. Because we are human.Even with Christ, we don't always get a happy ending. (