Book Review
Beyond
Tuesday Morning -
A Story of Courage and Love
by Karen Kingsbury
ISBN: 0310257719
Review by Nola Redd
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Author:
Karen Kingsbury is America’s favorite inspirational novelist. Her
Life-Changing Fiction™ has produced multiple bestsellers including
Even Now, One Tuesday Morning, Beyond Tuesday Morning, and the popular
Redemption Series. Her novel Oceans Apart was chosen by the ECPA as the
top fiction title of 2005, and her Christmas novel, Gideon’s Gift
is under production as a major motion picture release slated for later
this year.
Karen lives in Washington state with her husband, Don, and their six children, three of whom were adopted from Haiti.
Book Description:
In this sequel to the best-selling One Tuesday Morning, to widow Jamie
Bryan it is still September 12, 2001. What will move her from living in
the past to living the life God has given her today?
The Best Reviews: "once again deserves kudos for developing such an intense storyline that will captivate the reader and keep them up in the wee hours of the morning as they wait for their happy ending."
Library Journal: "…will resonate with her fans. Recommended for public libraries with a demand for this author."
Book Review by Nola Redd, an author on Writing.Com which is a site for Fiction Writing. To enjoy more of her book reviews, visit her Biblio-file, a collection of fiction and nonfiction reviews.
Beyond Tuesday Morning
-
A Story of Courage and Love
"Life's a fragile thing…September 11 taught
us that…For those of us who remain – all of us touched by
that day, we need to find strength and hope in Christ, and to do the thing
He asks us to do." So states one of the main characters of Karen
Kingsbury's novel, Beyond Tuesday Morning, a heartwrenching look at the
survivors of the greatest terrorist attack America has ever known.
Quite honestly, like most Americans, I had put the horror of 9/11 behind
me. I had not forgotten – I don't know how anyone could forget –
but I did turn my thoughts away from the millions who struggled to move
on with their lives.
Kingsbury's novel takes us inside the mind and heart of Jaime, a firefighter's
widow who strives to move on with her life, even while she keeps herself
trapped in the past. The novel is a sequel to One Tuesday Morning, a story
that I did not read but eagerly look forward to, despite knowing how it
ends. Three years after the loss of her husband, Jaime must determine
whether to explore another relationship or remain faithful to her husband
and none other.
Carefully, and with help from her daughter, her Heavenly Father, and her
husband's memory and scriptures, Jaime completes the grieving process.
As she does so, she made me remember that even three years after the loss
of the World Trade Center, families still struggled with the loss of spouses,
parents, and children. Through Jaime, we see St. Paul's chapel and many
other grieving survivors, and my heart went out to them all. I cannot
imagine the loss of my husband or children, especially in such an inexplicable,
violent, public way.
Kingsbury deals with a very personal situation in a sensitive and caring
manner. I found Jaime's struggle, her back-and-forth conflict, realistic
and heart-rending. At the same time, her faith in Christ touched me. I
appreciated seeing her, so strong in faith, going through such struggles
because it is gratifying to know that struggling to understand does not
equal a loss of faith. Jaime maintains her faith even as she works through
her grieving process, and ultimately, following the her lost husband's
admonition, she chooses life over death.
There were a few nitpicky complaints I had – I wondered why Jaime
didn't work, for instance, and didn't learn the answer until after the
novel was 2/3rds of the way complete. I assume that was covered in the
previous story, but it still made me wonder. Also, I thought the addition
of a only a few words – 'it sounded like' or 'she thought he said'
– when Clay gave his name would have saved on a little confusion.
That said, these were the only faults I found with the story, and they
are very minor indeed. The story gripped me and drew me in, keeping me
up reading all night. The next book I intend to get ahold of is One Tuesday
Morning, followed by basically every other book Kingsbury has published
thus far. Despite putting me in tears three or four times – or perhaps
because of it – this was one of the best books I have read in some
time, and I look forward to a repeat performance.
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