Facing the Dawn
- Fiction
- Women
- Publisher: Revell (Baker Publishing Group)
- Published: 2021
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Publisher's Description
"Ruchti has a gift for taking characters through their grief and lifting them to a place higher than themselves . . . The message of hope in a situation that seems hopeless is especially needed now."--Library Journal starred review"An emotional roller coaster of loss, faith, hope, and redemption. I couldn't stop reading."--Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author***While her humanitarian husband Liam has been digging wells in Africa, Mara Jacobs has been struggling. She knows she's supposed to feel a warm glow that her husband is nine time zones away, caring for widows and orphans. But the reality is that she is exhausted, working a demanding yet unrewarding job, trying to manage their three detention-prone kids, failing at her to-repair list, and fading like a garment left too long in the sun. Then Liam's three-year absence turns into something more, changing everything and plunging her into a sunless grief. As Mara struggles to find her footing, she discovers that even when hope is tenuous, faith is fragile, and the future is unknown, we can be sure we are not forgotten . . . or unloved. With emotionally evocative prose that tackles tough topics with tenderness and hope, award-winning author Cynthia Ruchti invites you on a journey of the heart you won't soon forget."Ruchti delivers well-rounded, believable characters and has a sure hand at charting the ways they process complex emotions. This packs an emotional punch."--Publishers Weekly"Ruchti delves deeply into the ebb and flow of Mara's struggles and weaves in themes of guilt, betrayal, hope, and redemption."--Booklist
Endorsements (3)
“Cynthia Ruchti is a novelist I read with a pen in my hand because of all the ‘notes to self’ and ‘messages to share’ I jot in the margins. I am a better person for reading the words and message of Facing the Dawn.”
“Only a truly skilled novelist can achieve an exquisitely delicate balance of heart-squeezing empathy interspersed with just the right touch of humor. Cynthia Ruchti is that caliber of writer, and Facing the Dawn is that kind of book.”
“In Facing the Dawn, author Cynthia Ruchti confronts painful issues such as the loss of a spouse and other deep griefs, but undergirds the story with her trademark perspective of hope. As her fictional characters asked honest questions we all wrestle with, Ruchti’s realistic writing kept me turning the pages—and she never settled for pat answers or clichés. Facing the Dawn isn’t an easy read—but it is a compelling must- read.”
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