This is the overview from Barnes and Noble:
For the second time in her marriage, Mariah White
catches her husband with another woman, and Faith, their seven-year-old
daughter, witnesses every painful minute. In the aftermath of a sudden
divorce, Mariah struggles with depression and Faith seeks solace in a
new friend - a friend who may or may not be imaginary. Faith talks to
her "Guard" constantly and begins to recite passages from the Bible - a
book she's never read. Fearful for her daughter's sanity, Mariah sends
her to several psychiatrists. Yet when Faith develops stigmata and
begins to perform miraculous healings, Mariah wonders if her daughter - a
girl with no religious background - might indeed be seeing God. As word
spreads and controversy heightens, Mariah and Faith are besieged by
believers and disbelievers alike; they are caught in a media circus that
threatens what little stability they have left. What are you willing to
believe? Is Faith a prophet or a troubled little girl? Is Mariah a good
mother facing an impossible crisis ... or a charlatan using her
daughter to reclaim the attention her unfaithful husband withheld? As
the story builds to a climactic battle for custody, Mariah must discover
that spirit is not necessarily something that comes from religion but
from inside oneself.
I got this book from BookBub for only $1.99. Otherwise I don't know if I would have bought it. I like Jodi Picoult and I like her style of writing but I recently finished her newest book Leaving Time. I don't really like to read two books by the same author close together. Do you feel that way as well? Now about Keeping Faith: This book is about a couple who divorce because of his infidelities and the little girl starts seeing and talking with God. Her mother, who has a past of mental health issues, is fighting to keep custody of Faith. Word gets around about Faith, God, and Miracles and their lives get crazy due to all the publicity. It was a good story. A lot of it a bit hard to believe. And I do believe in God! I just don't think things quite work this way. And I HATED how the book ended. But it was a good read. I would recommend it!
I like some of Jodi Picault's books and some I don't. I thought Nineteen Minutes was excellent and also The Pact. I haven't read either of these two yet. Thanks for the review.
ReplyDeleteI haven't found one yet that I haven't liked in some way. I enjoyed My Sister's Keeper...it was the first one of her that I read. I also like Nineteen Minutes and the Pact. The last one that I read was good too....Leaving Time. Even though I cried a lot throughout it. This one wasn't as good but still a nice story.
DeleteI know what you mean about not reading books in sequence from the same author, Paula. I will have to check this one out when it becomes free or I get it from the library. Thanks for the review :)
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DeleteI have read several books and hated the ending -- Gone Girl, for instance! HATED the ending! HATED HATED HATED IT! I won't spoil it in case you haven't seen it. :)
ReplyDeleteI also don't like to read books by the same author (USUALLY) back to back, I did read all of The Hunger Games back to back. Six days total for all three novels, in fact. :) LOL
Yes, I have read Gone Girl....a good, but very disturbing book. The ending did suck. I haven't read any of the Hunger Games....not quite my genre. My grandkids all liked them though
DeleteIf it is a series I don't mind reading them back to back but otherwise I like to mix it up.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I can read them all in a row if it is a series. Sometimes I need a break. Depends on how good the series is.
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