The Way It Should Be

by Christina Suzann Nelson

Overview

After years of estrangement, the lives of Zara Mahoney and her twin sister, Eve, are suddenly and completely intertwined again. Eve's troubled lifestyle causes the state to take custody of her two children and contact Zara and her husband, asking them to consider foster care. Newlywed Zara thought she'd finally been given a fresh start and feels wholly unprepared to care for a niece and nephew whose existence she wasn't even aware of.

Meanwhile, Eve may have a real chance to start over this time with the help of Tiff Bradley, who's dedicated to helping women everyone else has given up on after facing a heartbreaking tragedy in her own family.

Over the course of one summer, all three women's hearts and lives hang in the balance as Eve desperately works toward a new life. Can they redefine their expectations of how life should be to find the hope they—and those they love—so desperately need?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764235399
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/02/2021
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	560,933
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

CBA bestselling author Christina Suzann Nelson writes stories that focus on changing legacies from dysfunction to hope. Her novel More Than We Remember received starred reviews from both Publishers Weekly and Booklist, and her debut novel was named a Library Journal Best Book of 2017 and a Foreword INDIES 2017 Book of the Year. Christina is a member of Oregon Christian Writers and ACFW, where she has served as the northwest zone director. She lives in Oregon's gorgeous Willamette Valley with her husband of 26 years and their children. Find her online at www.christinasuzannnelson.com.

Editorial Reviews

01/01/2021

After a troubled childhood, Zara Mahoney has it all: a brand-new husband, the start of her own business on the farm they purchased, and the promise of a family of her own. But her dreams start crashing when a medical test reveals a deadly genetic secret; then her estranged twin, Eve, gets in trouble with the state. Suddenly, Zara is asked to become a foster parent to her own niece and nephew, children she didn't even know existed. Eve works to clean up her life with the help of Tiff Bradley, a local woman who lost her daughter to drugs and sees promise in Eve. But Eve is having a difficult time leaving her past life behind even with her love for her children motivating her. What is God's plan for her? VERDICT Nelson (More Than We Remember) dives into the emotional and physical toll drugs and violence take on the victims and the survivors. Through Zara, Eve, and Tiff, readers are drawn into complicated family dynamics as the characters are forced to confront questions with no easy answers. Recommended for libraries where Karen Kingsbury and Robin Lee Hatcher are popular.—Melanie C. Duncan, Washington Memorial Lib., Macon, GA

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