The Shadow of Your Smile by Susan May WarrenMy rating: 4 of 5 stars 💛💛💛💛
This was a raw, emotion-filled roller coaster towards forgiveness and reconciliation. Susan May Warren has a talent of providing characters with emotion, taking you with them to the lowest lows and highest highs, their journey in discovering God’s plans in their lives and then just throw in some action for suspense, because who doesn’t like a few twists and turns.
Starting this novel I was a bit wary and not connecting to Noelle, because she came across mean - but I didn’t just lose my memory, thinking I was 25 years younger... but as the story developed, I experienced Noelle’s journey in discovering her life and herself.
Eli, Noelle and the sub characters had so much to deal with - quilt, letting go, forgiving others and oneself. I loved the spiritual walks each character had to take to get to the point of reconciliation to God and others. And the flashbacks to the past and the major event which turned their lives upside down was so full of emotion, I was drawn in and could feel what the characters feel!
There is so much more to say about this novel, but I will leave you to discover it on your own.
“Kelsey told me once that faith wasn’t about trusting God when it was easy. Faith appeared when God seemed farthest away.”
“She always said our job was to trust. God’s job was to overflow us with joy.”
“God never intended for us to go through life alone.”
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About the book:
Sometimes love requires a little forgetting.
A beautiful blanket of snow may cover the town of Deep Haven each winter, but it can’t quite hide the wreckage of Noelle and Eli Hueston’s marriage. After twenty-five years, they’re on the brink of divorce when an accident erases part of Noelle’s memory. Though her other injuries are minor, she doesn’t remember Eli, their children, or the tragedy that has ripped them apart.
What’s more, Noelle is shocked that her life turned out nothing like she dreamed it would. What happened to her ambitions? Could she really be married to this grizzly man?
As she steps back into her role as wife and mother, Eli attempts to help with both humorous and heartwarming results. But can she fall in love again with a man she can’t remember? Will the secrets she discovers destroy them . . . or has erasing the past given them a chance for the future? (from the product page at Amazon.com).
A beautiful blanket of snow may cover the town of Deep Haven each winter, but it can’t quite hide the wreckage of Noelle and Eli Hueston’s marriage. After twenty-five years, they’re on the brink of divorce when an accident erases part of Noelle’s memory. Though her other injuries are minor, she doesn’t remember Eli, their children, or the tragedy that has ripped them apart.
What’s more, Noelle is shocked that her life turned out nothing like she dreamed it would. What happened to her ambitions? Could she really be married to this grizzly man?
As she steps back into her role as wife and mother, Eli attempts to help with both humorous and heartwarming results. But can she fall in love again with a man she can’t remember? Will the secrets she discovers destroy them . . . or has erasing the past given them a chance for the future? (from the product page at Amazon.com).
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