Where Yesterday Lives

By Karen Kingsbury

Book Overview

At thirty-one, Ellen Barrett has already won a Pulitzer prize. Sadly, though, her skill as a journalist far surpasses her ability to sort out her troubled past. When she returns to picturesque... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1576732851
• ISBN13: 9781576732854
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Multnomah Books
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.2" x 1.1" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Inspiring

A scattered family is drawn together when the father dies. Four sisters, a brother, and their grieving mother are forced to face the past demons that haunt them and have made them a most disfunctional family in this moving, tear jerking novel. Sibling rivalry, temptation, and buried secrets come against this family as long held resentments are forced to the surface and arguments and tempers flare over the smallest things. Amidst this ballistic scenario, one of the sisters, Ellen, is reunited with a lost love, at the worst possible time. Her marriage is troubled and she is angry and hurt by her husband's behavior. Finding the man she has always loved again is a temptation almost too great to bear, especially as her family crumbles around her. Yet, despite all the negative forces, a more powerful one is interceding to work to make all things come together for the good. A new prayer chain encircles this grieving clan in the hope that the power of it will repel the forces of darkness that they have each allowed to enter their heart. Everyone who has ever lost someone they love or been involved in family contentions will identify with someone in this book. Powerful, realistic, and moving, this novel will inspire you with the power of prayer and love. Reviewed by Amanda Killgore.

Couldn't put it down.

As with all books by Karen Kingsbury, I was unable to put it down. I've concluded several of her books at 2:00 a.m. when I had to get up at 6:00 because I needed to know how the characters would make it through the tough situations. You won't be disappointed.

I didn't want this book to end.

Karen Kingsbury has that wonderful and rare talent for making her readers truly care what happens to her characters. I found myself in a dilemma: I could not put the book down, yet I didn't want to read it too fast because I didn't want it to be over. Can't wait to read more of her work!

I couldn't put it down!

Once I started reading Where Yesterday Lives, I couldn't put it down. I was impressed by the way Kingsbury captured human emotion and struggle. The characters were so real I felt they were part of my family. I'd highy recommend this book. In fact, I'm going to call my best friend right now and tell her about it!

It was an excellent family and religiously oriented story.

This book had a great mix of family situations; the good, the bad and the ugly. It also bring the past and future together nicely, helping everyone deal with the grief of losing someone. I also liked the very important, but low key way of bring religion into focus, without sounds preachy.