Plenty Good Room

by Cheri Paris Edwards

Book Overview

Tamara's attention was riveted on Minister Walker. She felt a bit dazed by the magnitude of the sacrifice that Jesus made, giving up His life for people just like her. "Now, let's go back to our description of love, church. Could you love like that? Could you sacrifice anything that you really cared about?" Tamara couldn't help but think of how often she was resentful about Sienna's intrusion in her life. It wasn't as if she even loved the girl or...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446699373
• ISBN13: 9780446699372
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Touching and Encouraging

Ms. Edwards first book is a touching and encouraging message about God's miracles and the power of love. This book uses the context of social services to tell a story of the impacts of abuse in the lives of the two main characters, Tamara Britton and Sienna Larson. Both characters were wounded by their experiences in the foster care system and find family and love through a miracle of God. While the book is a must read for all foster care parents and those who are potential foster care parents, this book is also for those who have struggled with healing their wounds and allowing God's love and the love of others to break through the walls of distrust. As a person trained as a Clinical Psychologist, I have seen too many cases where there is an unhappy ending related to abuse victims and I was glad that the book ended on a happy note. Even though this story is a fiction, it can inspire and give hope to those who feel alone and unloved. In God's house there is "Plenty Good Room" and God can work miracles just when we least expect them. I am looking forward reading more of Ms. Edwards books. I am also hoping that in the future she will write another book that will let us know what happened to Tamara, Sienna and Isaiah.

Christian Fiction That Takes Risks!

It's always refreshing to read a book from a new author, especially one that stands out from the rest. Plenty Good Room by Cheri Paris Edwards is one of those rare Christian novels that offer readers a peak inside the heart and soul of the lost. Readers will get a chance to witness how God truly never leaves or forsake us. Tamara Britton is a child advocate who leads a quiet, lonely life. In one night her seemingly controlled life changes when fourteen year old Sienna Larson is dropped off at her home. In a matter of days, Tamara's world is turned upside down after she agrees to let Sienna stay in her home for an unlimited amount of time. Normally a calm, controlled person, Tamara often finds herself being pushed to the edge by Sienna's rude and endless troubles. In the midst of her struggling relationship with Sienna, Tamara's mysterious past slowly comes to light as she searches for a childhood friend. During her search, she learns how to open her heart to relationships. Her openness allows her to create a stable environment and an opportunity to bond with Sienna. Unexpectantly, a romance begins to stir for her with the main suitor being God himself. Cheri Paris Edwards provides readers an eye-opening look at the disturbing consequences of poverty, drug abuse, child abuse, homelessness, and the juvenile system. Truly foster parents, social workers and childhood advocates have a special role in bringing a sense of security to a lost child. With sadness, some children are totally lost in the system. While they seem to be forgotten, Cheri Paris Edwards shows how God never forgets us. While fictional, Tamara's story is a testimony that deserves to be read!

A Good read and moving story

I very much enjoyed Plenty Good Room, it was like reading two books in one and then coming to a meeting of the minds at the end. As a foster parent, I thought that this book did a good job of showing the foster system as a backdrop to the story without being filled with just alot of case studies. It really brought home that in the miss of everything these people also have lives. I found that I could really feel the growth of the main charater and understand what she was going through without being able to determine how it would all end. The spritual parts of the story really added to the telling without making you feel like you were reading a sermon. It was a nice mix and I felt it shown a good representation of how a person finds themselves and reconnets with GOD. I have already recommended this book to several of my friends. Good Job!!

Plenty Good from Cheri Edwards

Plenty Good Room is an illustrious tale filled with colorful characters. The main character, Tamara Britton is a quiet and timid woman. When a change of events causes Tamara to become a foster parent of a rebellious teen, the experience is something she never expected. The narrator of the story remains ominous which allows the reader to become involved in the emotions, thoughts, and actions of the main character. All of the characters are relatable in which a reader should identify with each character as the conversations between characters flow naturally (dialect, speech patterns, and all...). The author also does a great job of giving insight on the foster care system for which the novel takes place. If you like novels with mystery and the arrival of a "stranger" that shake things up a bit, then this is definitely a novel for you.

A new author you have to check out!

Cheri Paris Edwards has written a wonderful book of hope and personal growth. Tamara and Sienna are wonderful characters. You'll cry with them, you'll laugh with them, and you'll take them into your heart. They show perfectly how God brings us from a place of feeling alone and unloveable to a place where we can accept the love that only He can give. Plenty Good Room is an important book also because it provides an honest and open look at the foster care system. I hate to admit my ignorance, but I never really thought that a lot of African Americans ended up in the system. This book opened my eyes and made me think seriously about how I can support children in the foster care system.