Waiting for Morning

Hannah Ryan's two daughters and husband are camping for the weekend and she waits for their return only to be met at the door by two policemen who have come bearing news that tears her world apart.  The "perfect", "enviable" life she has had comes to a screeching halt with the news that her husband and daughter have been killed by a drunk driver.  All she can feel is anger and revenge, totally shutting out God from her life.  After all, what loving God can allow such tragedy in the world.  Will the revenge take hold of her heart or is there a possibility of finding room for forgiveness before it is too late?  Her daughter Jenny still needs her mother and is dealing with her own issues after living through the accident that killed her sister and father.

First of all, there is nothing Karen Kingsbury has ever written that I didn't love.  She is one of my two favorite authors.  This story will stir up all sorts of emotions and is the first of a series of three.  Don't worry though, it doesn't leave you hanging so much that you have to run to the library or bookstore for book two and three.  Excellent job, Karen Kingsbury, for dealing with probably one of the most difficult stories of forgiveness I can imagine.

Do you ever hear or read a story and feel as if you have been here before?  If you think the title familiar, it probably is.   I jumped at the chance to read a Kingsbury novel that had just been released but was a bit disappointed it has just been released in a smaller tradebook format. Originally released in 1999, Waiting for Morning, is an excellent story of love, dealing with the unforeseen sudden death of loved ones, anger, and forgiveness.  I loved the book even a second time through but was a bit disappointed that it was a second read and not a new story.

I did receive this book free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review and was in no way obligated to write a positive one.