Book Description
This is a story about a mother and her son, a theme very close to my heart. I think it’s one of God’s greatest gifts to us to help us see our lives and find healing through the honesty and faith of our children. God has used my son, Christian many times to help me see things about my heart and my past that I didn’t want to look at for who can resist the simple but profound honesty of a child.
As Cindy Martinusen-Coloma and I sat down with Amy McConnell from Thomas Nelson Fiction to plan out the themes and story line for this book, we discovered that although our lives look different on the surface, at a heart and faith level we are deeply connected as women and as mothers. The fruit of our ongoing friendship is this book, Sweet Sanctuary. I love this book. I love the way it presents the grace and mercy of God which redeems every broken moment of our story…perhaps not in the way we would have imagined but in the way only God could do.
In tiny Cottage Cove, on the coast of Maine, Wren Evans is raising her gifted
son, Charlie. A single mom, she’s fought hard to give Charlie a stable, secure home life.
When a prestigious music academy in Boston expresses interest in Charlie’s talent,
Wren is willing to move them again to make his dreams come true.
But Wren doesn’t know that Charlie has been praying for her. And the answer to
her son’s prayers will change both of their lives. As Wren plans their move to Boston,
life in Maine begins to fall apart. Her job is threatened with budget cuts, and Wren’s
grandmother, Ruth, arrives unannounced, with an outlandish request.
Ruth wants the family gathered together one last time, at the summer home
where, years before, an accident shattered Wren’s peaceful childhood. In the tumult,
Wren finds a friend in a handsome, kind-hearted local, Paul Callahan.
When the family gathers in Cottage Cove, old wounds will be healed, new love
will blossom, and the innocent prayers of a child will be answered in a most
unexpected way.
My Review:
Sheila Walsh and Cindy Martinusen-Coloma did a fabulous job writing this book. From beginning to end I was captured and felt a part of this story. From the moment I met Wren and her son Charlie, I felt like I knew them or at least wanted to. I loved the setting, Cottage Cove, and I loved that Grandma Ruth came knocking with her own party planned.
With my own life story and the strained relationships in my family, it was definitely an encouragement. Knowing that with prayer and diligence there is always hope for not only restoration but true loving relationships. I absolutely loved following Wren and Charlie and would LOVE a sequel.
Thank you to the Book Sneeze program for the complimentary e-book!! I truly enjoyed it.
Happy Reading
son, Charlie. A single mom, she’s fought hard to give Charlie a stable, secure home life.
When a prestigious music academy in Boston expresses interest in Charlie’s talent,
Wren is willing to move them again to make his dreams come true.
But Wren doesn’t know that Charlie has been praying for her. And the answer to
her son’s prayers will change both of their lives. As Wren plans their move to Boston,
life in Maine begins to fall apart. Her job is threatened with budget cuts, and Wren’s
grandmother, Ruth, arrives unannounced, with an outlandish request.
Ruth wants the family gathered together one last time, at the summer home
where, years before, an accident shattered Wren’s peaceful childhood. In the tumult,
Wren finds a friend in a handsome, kind-hearted local, Paul Callahan.
When the family gathers in Cottage Cove, old wounds will be healed, new love
will blossom, and the innocent prayers of a child will be answered in a most
unexpected way.
My Review:
Sheila Walsh and Cindy Martinusen-Coloma did a fabulous job writing this book. From beginning to end I was captured and felt a part of this story. From the moment I met Wren and her son Charlie, I felt like I knew them or at least wanted to. I loved the setting, Cottage Cove, and I loved that Grandma Ruth came knocking with her own party planned.
With my own life story and the strained relationships in my family, it was definitely an encouragement. Knowing that with prayer and diligence there is always hope for not only restoration but true loving relationships. I absolutely loved following Wren and Charlie and would LOVE a sequel.
Thank you to the Book Sneeze program for the complimentary e-book!! I truly enjoyed it.
Happy Reading
