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Christian Fiction
About the book:
The day before a teenage Ellie moved from Georgia to
California, she and her best friend Nolan sat beneath the Spanish moss of an
ancient oak tree where they wrote letters to each other and buried them in a
rusty old metal box. The plan was to return eleven years later, dig the box up,
and read the letters. But now, as that date approaches, much has changed. Ellie
has abandoned the faith she grew up with, her days consumed with loving her
little girl and trying to make ends meet. Sometimes she watches TV to catch a
glimpse of her old friend Nolan, now an NBA star, whose faith is known by the
entire nation. But few know that Nolan’s own personal tragedies have fueled
both his faith and athletic drive. Despite his success, Nolan is isolated and
lonely, plagued by a void in his heart that has remained since that night
beneath the old oak tree with Ellie. For both Ellie and Nolan, the coming date
is more than just a childhood promise. It’s the chance to make sense of it
all—the chance to find out if it’s ever too late to find love again.
Karen Kingsbury weaves a moving tale of heart-wrenching
loss, the power of faith, and the wounds that only a forever kind of love can
heal. She delves deeply into a theme that resonates within us all: Hope lives
for those willing to take a chance.
About the author:
Website: KarenKingsbury.com
Twitter @KarenKingsbury
Karen Kingsbury is America’s favorite inspirational
novelist. There are more than 25 million copies of her award-winning books in
print, including several million copies sold in the past year. Karen’s recent
dozen titles have all debuted at or near the top of the New York Times
Bestseller’s list.
She is also a public speaker, reaching more than 100,000
women annually through various national events. Karen lives and works outside
Nashville, Tenn., with her husband, Don, and their five sons, three of whom
were adopted from Haiti. Also living nearby is their only daughter, Kelsey, an
actress in inspirational films and married to Christian recording artist Kyle
Kupecky.
My thoughts:
In The Chance
Karen Kingsbury brings us back to the writing style that we’ve all come to know
and love. Yes, it is a storyline that has been done before and some of the
characters are larger than life and way above reproach. Do they have flaws?
Maybe, but they are few and far between.
The truth is that none of that matters. In The Chance we are taken on a journey
through some seemingly impossible situations and in the end God provides a way.
We are reminded that our good intentions often have not so good motives. Our
righteous indignation is just that . . . ours. We use God to get others to act
according to our thinking instead of seeking His wisdom in our own actions.
I enjoyed the premise of young love and the hope that it
could become more than that someday. I thought that Nolan was a wonderful
depiction of Christ’s love for us in the way he accepted and loved Ellie.
Ellie’s parents’ story is proof that forgiveness is powerful for all involved.
A fun aspect of the book was getting to catch up with
Molly and Ryan from The Bridge. I am
enjoying this new non series that Karen has put together. I like the aspect of
returning characters that pop up in future books. It is refreshing after a long
drawn out series of series.
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