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Bezig met laden... Across the Bridge (A Copper Island Novel Book 3)door Kristin Neva
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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.  Suzie27 | Apr 2, 2019 |   Author: Kristin Neva Pages: 306 Year: 2018 Publisher: The Christmas Tree House My rating: 5 out of 5 stars Across the Bridge is the continuing story of various characters introduced in the first two novels, Snow Country and Copper Country. In this story, we continue to be touched by Louise’s battle with ALS and how her faith sustains her and touches the heart of her neighbors and friends. Louise’s family comes to the island to help care for her in her home in the final season of her life. We read about a wife who doesn’t tell her husband the truth about his son before dying unexpectantly in a car accident. The father and son move to Copper Island in the hopes of making a fresh start and come across a mystery that could change their lives forever. Then there is Marcella who has guarded her heart from hurt for so long that fear keeps her unknowingly from allowing love to draw near. These are just a few the threads in the overall masterpiece written by Kristin Neva who is very familiar with the caretaking of a loved one with ALS. Faith and tests are woven into the tale in all three books, while they could be read as standalone novels. I found I enjoyed the overarching weaving of various players’ stories much better when read consecutively. My heart was deeply touched by the various joys and tough times experienced by players in the book. The enjoyment came too from getting to know the back story of those who live on Copper Island and how faith does make a world of difference. The author does an excellent job of depicting the hope that never dims in the hearts of those who walk daily with the Lord regardless of the challenges they face in life. Kristin paints a masterpiece of various characters whose faith is and isn’t broken when life experience is less than ideal. I don’t know whether this will be the last novel of The Copper Island series, but whatever comes next, I plan on reading the book! (  ) lamb521 | Jan 31, 2019 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Fiction from the Ragged Edge of Faith When Marcella Seppa meets her new tenant, widower Drew Smith, a spark ignites, but she won't consider dating him. She doesn't want his son, AJ, to experience the hurt she felt when her dad remarried shortly after her mom died. Her faith unraveled, and she threw herself into exercise and gardening instead of forming trusting relationships. When Drew finds out he may not be AJ's biological father, his first instinct is to leave Copper Island, but he wants to find out the truth. He seeks out Marcella's support. Is it possible their friendship could become more? But how would that affect AJ? Could love help make peace with the past? Love weaves its way through the messiness of life on Copper Island. Across the Bridge is part of the Copper Island series, but it can be read as a stand-alone novel. Across the Bridge will make you laugh and cry. Deep, meaningful themes are woven into a fast-paced storyline. After Marcella Seppa lost her mother when she was fifteen years old, her father quickly remarried, and her stepmother pushed too hard to foster a relationship with Marcella. Well-meaning people used Christian clichés in an attempt to comfort her, but it resulted in Marcella having a faith crisis. Is love worth the risk of loss, and how can you hold on to faith when questioning the idea of a puppet-master God? Drew Smith moves to the small town of Quincy so that his in-laws can help raise his son, and he plugs into a local church where the leader of a boys group - and his deceased wife's high school boyfriend - looks strikingly like his son. Drew fears losing part of his son's heart to a man who even he admires for his height, charm, and cool job as a State Trooper. What does it mean to be a father, and what is the balance between protecting and preparing your child? Across the Bridge also contains a theme dealing with ALS, a terminal disease that requires a team of caregivers. Readers who've met Grandma Lou in Snow Country will want to be with her again. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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There is a lot happening in Across the Bridge that held my interest and attention. From the uncertainty Marcella has about God after her mother’s death to AJ’s paternity to a friend’s struggle with ALS and all the relationship dynamics, I was definitely not ever bored with this story.
I enjoyed watching the friendship between Marcella and Drew grow and the almost instantaneous connection she had with AJ. Each of these three struggle with difficult, true-to-life issues and their relationships (with each other as well as others in their lives) require some work and some healing. Experiencing loss bonds Drew, AJ, and Marcella together.
One thing I felt was missing in this story was a conversation or more interaction between Marcella and her father because at times, he comes across as unfeeling about Marcella’s circumstances. Circumstances he’s put her in. But that was just a small part of the book, and everything else points readers toward forgiveness, healing, and the strengths (and sacrifices) of love.
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