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Come Sunday: A Novel (2010)

by Isla Morley(Favorite Author)

3.45 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0312429770 (ISBN13: 9780312429775)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Picador

review 1: A powerful debut novel. In this novel, Abbe's faith is severely tested after her 3-year-old daughter is tragically killed in a car accident. (That is not a spoiler, as that provides the setting for subsequent soul searching.) Abbe's troubled upbringing in South Africa is remembered, and it seems that she may forever be a victim -- of growing up in a tumultuous household, then having her child violently taken away -- unless she learns to stand up for her life. Wonderful secondary characters, such as Beauty, the "witch doctor" back in Abbe's homeland who holds the key to unlocking secrets from her past.
review 2: This a beautiful story of a young mother overcoming her grief for her child's untimely death and in the process also mends old wounds from her tumultuou... mores childhood. The book is intensely engaging and flows easily. I actually read it in just one evening. However, this book is not for those looking for a light read. While at time this book can be melancholic, the ending is all about hope and reconciliation. Overall it is an engaging book about loss and eventual healing. less

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