Author: Alison
Strobel
Title: The Heart of Memory
Description: Savannah
Trover is a popular and well-known Bible teacher whose husband runs her
ministry, but her personal life has been put on the back burner while she grew
her career. When she becomes seriously ill, she is forced to slow down and
realize that her daughter is alienated from her and her husband is hiding
something pretty serious. On top of all that, she’s facing life-threatening
illness. Savannah’s encounter with illness and the struggles it brings to her
and her family are at the heart of this book.
Review source: Free for kindle
Plot: This was
one of the better free books I’ve received on kindle. I was always interested
in what was going to happen next, and Strobel doesn’t settle for easy answers.
Characters: Savannah
is pretty irritating as a main character. She’s completely self-centered (well,
her whole family is), and I don’t believe she does anything kind for anyone
until maybe the last chapter or two.
Writing style: The
pluses on this book: interesting story line and ability to resist the
temptation to take the easy way out (Christian fiction-ly speaking).
Audience: I’d
call it Christian women’s fiction.
Wrap-up : It was
a good enough read that I’d recommend it to non-Christian readers as well, just
because Savannah goes through so much in coming to grips with her illness. It
would probably be helpful for anyone dealing with a serious chronic condition.
I liked it. 4/5*
Thanks, Grace. I've decided not to read books where the cover features a body but no head. That now hackneyed style reminds me of the romance novel covers and the gothic covers where essentially the same scene was depicted each time.
ReplyDeleteWell, I read it on my 1st generation kindle, so had no clue what the cover looked like until I wrote this post! But I agree that it's overdone & cliched!
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