Melanie runs away. From conflict. From pain. From reality.
When novelist Melanie Vander faces a looming deadline, she decides it’s time for an escape to an inspiring, novel-worthy locale. She’s not running away. Really. She just needs time to focus. But as she disappears into her writing, she encounters a man whose tenderness leaves her reeling. Engaging and wise, psychologist Elliot Hammond tempts Melanie to question everything, including her marriage.
But that’s ridiculous. Dr. Hammond isn’t even…real.
Melanie’s husband, Craig, has his own problems, including a recession that’s threatening his business. Waning finances, a looming home foreclosure, and a wife who’s checked out emotionally, has Craig feeling as though he’s carrying his burdens alone. When his client, the beautiful and single Serena Buchanan, offers him a solution to his financial woes, he’s tempted by more than her offer of a business solution.
At a crossroads, Melanie and Craig seem headed in opposite directions.
As Melanie runs away from her problems by escaping into her own fictional world, Craig dives into his struggles, seeking God for strength and healing for his marriage. Ultimately, Melanie must choose whether she’ll check out completely, or allow her characters to lead her home.
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Summary
From: Rebecca Maney
Book Title: Home
Book Author: Ginny L. Yttrup
What do you like about this book:
"Home is the imprint on our heart, the song of our soul, the memory we've yet to live . . . ."
Melanie Vander has packed her suitcase and virtually run away from home to her friend's lake house, cowering under the pretense of completing her novel under deadline, when in reality she recognizes that she and her husband have slowly drifted apart; thoughts of the future so confusing that it seems safer to escape into the alternate reality of her work in progress. But there is no solace there, either.
Craig Vander is under tremendous pressure; building custom built homes during a recession has drained his resources. Unfortunately, putting his own home on the market looks more and more like the only alternative. Why hasn't he been honest with Melanie before now about their bleak financial straits? The answer is obvious, it's because their recent conversations have either been one-sided or have ended in disagreements; Melanie's increasingly unfocused thoughts being driven by the imaginary characters in her novels, rather than by her very real husband.
In this spiritually vibrant story, the Spirit makes His presence known; for Craig begins to pray for his wife, and Melanie's characters do eventually send her "home". And as an added bonus, a second story line parallels that of Craig and Melanie, equally satisfying and empowering.
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