The way it should be

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Title :

The way it should be / Christina Suzann Nelson.

Title:

The way it should be

Author:

Nelson, Christina Suzann

Format:

Books

Physical Description:

348 pages ; 23 cm

ISBN:

9780764235399

9780764238161

Production / Publication Information:

Minneapolis, Minnesota : Bethany House, a divsion of Baker Publishing Group, [2021]

Summary:

"Zara Mahoney was enjoying newlywed bliss until her life is upended by her estranged sister, Eve, and Zara must take custody of her children. Eve's struggles lead her to Tiff Bradley, who's determined to help despite the past hurts the relationship triggers. Can these women find the hope they-and those they love-desperately need?"--

Language:

English

Genre:

Christian fiction.

Domestic fiction.

Novels.

Subject Term:

Drug addiction -- Fiction.

Foster parents -- Fiction.

Sisters -- Fiction.

Twins -- Fiction.

Reconciliation -- Fiction.

Holds: Copies:

Available:*

Material Type	Library	Call Number	Item Barcode	Location
Book	Searching... Billerica Public Library	FICTION/NELSON	33934004380920	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Littleton - Reuben Hoar Library	F NELSON	39965002310786	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... North Andover - Stevens Memorial Library	F NELSON	31478010163468	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Tewksbury Public Library	FICTION NELSON	32132003239749	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

After years of estrangement, the lives of Zara Mahoney and her twin sister, Eve, are suddenly and completely intertwined again. Eve's troubled lifestyle causes the state to take custody of her two children and contact Zara and her husband, asking them to consider foster care. Newlywed Zara thought she'd finally been given a fresh start and feels wholly unprepared to care for a niece and nephew whose existence she wasn't even aware of.

Meanwhile, Eve may have a real chance to start over this time with the help of Tiff Bradley, who's dedicated to helping women everyone else has given up on after facing a heartbreaking tragedy in her own family.

Over the course of one summer, all three women's hearts and lives hang in the balance as Eve desperately works toward a new life. Can they redefine their expectations of how life should be to find the hope they--and those they love--so desperately need?

Reviews (1)

Library Journal Review

After a troubled childhood, Zara Mahoney has it all: a brand-new husband, the start of her own business on the farm they purchased, and the promise of a family of her own. But her dreams start crashing when a medical test reveals a deadly genetic secret; then her estranged twin, Eve, gets in trouble with the state. Suddenly, Zara is asked to become a foster parent to her own niece and nephew, children she didn't even know existed. Eve works to clean up her life with the help of Tiff Bradley, a local woman who lost her daughter to drugs and sees promise in Eve. But Eve is having a difficult time leaving her past life behind even with her love for her children motivating her. What is God's plan for her? VERDICT Nelson (More Than We Remember) dives into the emotional and physical toll drugs and violence take on the victims and the survivors. Through Zara, Eve, and Tiff, readers are drawn into complicated family dynamics as the characters are forced to confront questions with no easy answers. Recommended for libraries where Karen Kingsbury and Robin Lee Hatcher are popular.--Melanie C. Duncan, Washington Memorial Lib., Macon, GA