Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Sweethaven Homecoming - Reviewed with Giveaway

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
A Sweethaven Homecoming
Guideposts (August 2012)
by
Courtney Walsh




ABOUT THE AUTHOR:





Courtney Walsh is a published author, scrapbooking expert, theatre director and playwright. Her debut novel, A Sweethaven Summer, was released in February, 2012 by Guideposts Books, and will be followed by two additional novels in the series. She has also written two papercrafting books, Scrapbooking Your Faith and The Busy Scrapper and is currently working on her third, The Scrapcrafter’s Idea Book (F&W Publications, February, 2013.)



Courtney has been a contributing editor for Memory Makers Magazine and Children’s Ministry Magazine and is a frequent contributor to Group Publishing curriculum, newsletters and other publications. She has also written several full-length musicals, including her most recent, The Great American Tall Tales and Hercules for Christian Youth Theatre, Chicago. Courtney is a member of ACFW and is the current PR Manager for Webster’s Pages, a scrapbooking manufacturer. She lives in Colorado with her ultra creative husband and three children.







ABOUT THE BOOK







Suzanne's daughter, Campbell, journeys there in search of answers to her questions about her mother's history.



Suzanne's three friends-Lila, Jane, and Meghan-were torn apart by long-buried secrets and heartbreak. Though they haven't spoken in years, each has pieces of a scrapbook they made together in Sweethaven.Suzanne's letters have lured them all back to the idyllic lakeside town, where they meet Campbell and begin to remember what was so special about their long Sweethaven summers.



As the scrapbook reveals secrets one by one, old wounds are mended, lives are changed, and friendships are restored-just as Suzanne intended.



If you would like to read the first chapter of A Sweethaven Homecoming, go HERE.


My Thoughts:
I loved Sweethaven Summer it made my top list last year, you can read my review here. http://frommipov.blogspot.com/2012/02/sweethaven-summer-reviewed.html  I was so glad to see Courtney write a sequel to it. Reading Sweethaven Homecoming was like getting together with your best girlfriends for dinner.
With all of the friends coming back to Sweethaven and Suzanne's daughter Campbell returning they have a lot to work through. Working on the scrapbook pages seems to be the catalyst to bring the healing.

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The Winner of my giveaway is Campbell!

4 comments:

Amy C said...

Sweethaven Homecoming sounds like my kind of novel. Thanks, Andi for a great review and giveaway.

Na said...

I like the sound of this story. In light of the secrets and friendships it should make for an interesting read.

Amy C said...

Sorry but I'm curious. When you say Campbell was the winner, would that be me?

Campbellamyd at gmail dot com

Andi said...

Yes Amy it's you! I am sorry I haven't emailed you, I had to find your email, and then I went out of town with my husband. I am going to email you now!

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