ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Christa Parrish graduated high school at 16, with every intention of becoming a surgeon. After college, however, her love of all things creative led her in another direction, and she worked in both theatre and journalism.A winner of Associated Press awards for her reporting, Christa gave up her career after the birth of her son, Jacob. She continued to write from home, doing pro bono work for the New York Family Policy Council, where her articles appeared in Focus on the Family’s Citizen magazine. She was also a finalist in World magazine’s WORLDview short story contest, sponsored by WestBow press. She now teaches literature and writing to high school students, is a homeschool mom, and lives with her family in upstate New York, where she is at work on her second novel.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
After her mother’s death and her father’s abandonment, tiny infant Sarah Graham was left to be raised by her emotionally distant grandmother. As a child she turned to music for solace and even gained entrance to Juilliard. But her potentially brilliant music career ended with an unplanned pregnancy and the stillborn birth of her child.In an attempt to escape the past, Sarah, now twenty-seven, is living life hard and fast–and she is flat broke. When her estranged father dies, she travels to the tiny mountain hamlet of Jonah, New York to claim her inheritance. Once there, she learns her father’s will stipulates a six-month stay before she can recieve the money. Fueled by hate and desperation, Sarah settles in for the bitter mountain winter, and as the weeks pass, she finds her life intertwining with the lives of the simple, gracious townsfolk. Can these strangers teach Sarah how to forgive and find peace?
A story of grace, of God’s never-ceasing love and the sometimes flawed, faithful people He uses to bring His purpose to pass.
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My thoughts:
Home Another Way is written in such a rich, earthy style that is a nice complement to the books setting - the small town of Jonah, a backwoods burg that Sarah Graham finds she must endure for six months in order to receive the inheritance her father left her. As Sarah comes to terms with her past, she meets a host of interesting folks along the way who are going throught some not-so-easy circumstances themselves, and interacting with those around her does seem to somewhat soften Sarah's "it's all about me" attitude. This book does deal with some edgy topics, infidelity and murder, but it does so in a way that you feel more pity than indignation towards the characters involved. While the ending wasn't quite what I expected, I don't think it could have ended any other way. So now you have to read the book to see what I mean. *grin* I give Christa Parrish big kudos for such a well-written, thought provoking first novel, and I look forward to whatever projects she has in the future.
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