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Home Another Way

October 29, 2008 by 5 Minutes for Books

The storyline of Home Another Way sounds cliche, and not unlike your token Christian romance: big city girl comes to small mountain town to claim her inheritance after the death of her dad only to find there’s glitch–she must live in the small town for a certain amount of time before she can get the money. Throw in a few unconventional characters, a handsome bachelor, and well, you can fill in the blanks yourself.

Except that in this novel, Home Another Way, author Christa Parrish takes the usual and the formulaic and transforms it into something unusual and fresh with her honest and flawed portrayal of Sarah Graham, the big city girl who blows into Jonah, New York with one goal: get her money and get out. Fast.

Sarah hardly fits the norm of most sugary sweet Christian protagonists. In fact, she is lazy and selfish, promiscuous and downright rude, bitter and without remorse. It’s amazing that anyone–including the reader–could find her likeable, much less loveable. Yet we do, and along the way Parrish weaves an engrossing tale of love and betrayal, hurt and healing. With her fallible and therefore credible cast of characters, faith is portrayed not by perfection but by a love that loves in spite of.

Christa Parrish has written a compelling story that lingers long after the last page is turned. I devoured Home Another Way, and I highly recommend it to anyone like me who loves an authentic story of redemption and grace.

We have a giveaway copy for one of you. Leave a comment and we’ll announce the winner next Wednesday.

The winner of last week’s book from the Home to Heather Creek series is #114 Dddiva.

Wife and mother, Bible teacher and blogger, Lisa loves Jesus, coffee, dark chocolate and, of course, books. Read more of her reflections at Lisa writes….

Filed Under: Christian, Fiction, Lisa

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Comments

  1. Courtney says

    October 29, 2008 at 7:12 am

    Oh this sounds amazing! I definatly would love a copy!

  2. Laura says

    October 29, 2008 at 8:18 am

    That sounds like a good book. Thanks for the review.

  3. Tami says

    October 29, 2008 at 8:29 am

    I’d love to win!

  4. Becky says

    October 29, 2008 at 9:31 am

    Oh, this book sounds lovely. I would love to enter! Thank you!

  5. Lindsey says

    October 29, 2008 at 9:39 am

    I would really like to read this – thanks for the giveaway!

  6. Veronika says

    October 29, 2008 at 10:14 am

    Me too, me too! 🙂

  7. Ruby says

    October 29, 2008 at 10:15 am

    This sounds like such a good book. Please enter me!!

  8. Alicia says

    October 29, 2008 at 10:26 am

    Sounds very enticing!

  9. Jackie says

    October 29, 2008 at 11:40 am

    I’d love to take this on the plane with me when I fly home for Thanksgiving. Thanks!

  10. Michele says

    October 29, 2008 at 12:04 pm

    Sounds like a page turner! Count me in.

  11. Margot says

    October 29, 2008 at 12:28 pm

    You sold me on this book. I have to read it whether I win it or buy it.

  12. Heather Goodman says

    October 29, 2008 at 2:10 pm

    I’d like to try this book. Enter me in the contest!

  13. Gidget says

    October 29, 2008 at 2:49 pm

    Sounds cute!

  14. Julia says

    October 29, 2008 at 3:05 pm

    Sounds like a great book. Please enter my name in the draw!

  15. Occupation: Mommy says

    October 29, 2008 at 4:19 pm

    This sounds interesting!

  16. StacyH says

    October 29, 2008 at 4:20 pm

    Sounds like an excellent story! I’d like to be entered to win, please!

    Good review by the way … definitely made me want to read the novel.

  17. Tina L says

    October 29, 2008 at 5:08 pm

    This sounds very good. I’d love to win a copy.

  18. Krista says

    October 29, 2008 at 5:18 pm

    You don’t have to enter me since I just finished this one for a review, but I have to say, it was fantastic!!! Highly recommended!

  19. Ruth says

    October 29, 2008 at 5:59 pm

    I’d love to read this, I’ve yet to see a negative review of it!

  20. Sherry says

    October 29, 2008 at 6:54 pm

    I would like a chance to read this.

  21. Baba says

    October 29, 2008 at 7:53 pm

    I am an avid reader and this sounds wonderful. I would love to win and read this in my next relaxing moments. Thanks so much for the chance!

  22. Kim says

    October 29, 2008 at 10:14 pm

    Sounds like a great story!

  23. Angela C. says

    October 29, 2008 at 11:40 pm

    Sounds like a book I would enjoy. Thanks for the chance to win.

    accoupons at gmail dot com

  24. Stacy says

    October 29, 2008 at 11:48 pm

    I’m always up for something OTHER than the same old formula for a book, so I’d love to read this one!

  25. Elizabeth says

    October 29, 2008 at 11:55 pm

    Looks like my kind of book!

  26. Deb - Mom of 3 Girls says

    October 30, 2008 at 3:07 am

    This sounds like a wonderful book – I’d love to win a copy! 🙂

  27. Christy H. says

    October 30, 2008 at 6:06 pm

    This sounds like an interesting read. Please enter me to win a copy.

  28. Anita Yancey says

    October 30, 2008 at 10:40 pm

    This book sounds really good. Please enter me.
    ayancey at dishmail dot net

  29. Heather S says

    October 31, 2008 at 9:38 am

    “lazy and selfish, promiscuous and downright rude, bitter and without remorse. ” Sounds like a book I’d like to read right about now!! 🙂 Maybe it will give me some pointers on how to love in spite of.

    Lalycairn (at) gmail.com

  30. Jennifer F says

    October 31, 2008 at 12:41 pm

    This sounds like a great book and I would love to be entered. Thank you!

  31. Kipi says

    October 31, 2008 at 1:41 pm

    Sounds like a book I would enjoy!

  32. Samara says

    October 31, 2008 at 2:53 pm

    This sounds like my kind of book. Thanks for entering me.

  33. Junglewife says

    November 1, 2008 at 3:12 am

    Sounds very interesting. I’d love the chance to read it!

  34. Gail says

    November 1, 2008 at 9:53 am

    That sounds good! I’d love a chance to get it, thanks!

  35. Holly says

    November 1, 2008 at 12:06 pm

    This one looks interesting. I’d like to read it and I blogged it here: http://2kidsandtiredbooks.blogspot.com/2008/10/giveaways_30.html

  36. amandasue says

    November 1, 2008 at 12:32 pm

    Please enter me, this book sounds interesting, thank you!

  37. Keeling says

    November 2, 2008 at 4:53 pm

    I’d LOVE a chance to win! Thank you!

  38. micaela6955 (Michele P.) says

    November 2, 2008 at 5:54 pm

    thanks for the review, I saw this on Amazon and was intrigued by the storyline.

    micaela6955 at msn dot com

  39. Julie says

    November 2, 2008 at 9:25 pm

    Sounds cool!! Would love to win this, as I’m always on the lookout for new faves in Christian fiction.

  40. Rebekah says

    November 2, 2008 at 11:45 pm

    This sounds great, I love stories of redemption as they remind me to be thankful for my own.

  41. karen c. says

    November 4, 2008 at 3:16 pm

    That was a great description. Definitely makes me want to read the book.

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