Return To Me by Robin Lee Hatcher
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Robin is the author of over fifty novels, including Catching Katie, named one of the Best Books of 2004 by Library Journal.
Winner of the Christy Award for Excellence in Christian Fiction, two RITA Awards for Best Inspirational Romance, and the RWA Lifetime Achievement Award.
Robin, who is also one of our CFBA members, lives in Boise, Idaho.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Discouraged and destitute, her dreams shattered, Roxy Burke is going home. But what lies beyond the front door?
Rejection...or a bright future?
A lot has changed since Roxy Burke escaped small town life to become a Nashville star. Her former boyfriend Wyatt has found Christ and plans to become a minister. Her sister Elena, who comforted Wyatt when Roxy ran away, is now his fiancee. Her father Jonathan, a successful businessman, is heartbroken over the estrangement of Roxy from the family.
Now Roxy...her inheritance from her grandmother squandered, her hopes of stardom dashed...finds her way home...not by choice but because it's her only option. Her father's love and forgiveness surprise her, but her very presence throws the contented Burke family into turmoil, filling Roxy with guilt and shame.
Elena is shocked to discover doubt and resentment in her heart after her father's easy acceptance of Roxy into the family circle. Wyatt wrestles with doubts about marrying Elena. And Roxy struggles to accept forgiveness. Isn't she more deserving of rejection? As the story of the prodigal plays out, each member of the Burke family must search for and accept God's grace.
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Trish's Take
I'm still in the process of reading Return to Me. It seems to be basically a modern-day retelling of the Prodigal Son parable. While I'm enjoying the basic story, there's a bit too much what I call "the 'Oh, what if?' factor" for my taste. In my opinion, this is one of those books that is supposedly targeted for the Christian women's crowd ~ marketers see us Christian women as in need of fluffy, emotional "Oh, what if?" stories where everyone worries, wrings their hands, and has conflicts that if they would just be normal people and take the time to talk to each other and actually work out their problems everything wouldn't be so fluffy.
Personally, I think the marketers for the Christian fiction market have it all wrong. I don't enjoy fluffy books that are meant to play on emotions. They're little better than soap operas with a Christian spin on them. So, am I going to finish reading Return to Me? Probably not. The story itself is good, but I've had a hard time not throwing the book across the room screaming, "Get a grip!" at the characters.
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