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SLATTERY, JENNIFER
INTERTWINED
Abandoned by her husband for another woman, Tammy Kuhn, an organ procurement coordinator finds herself in an altercation with a doctor. Now she is fighting to keep her job and her sanity when one late night she encounters an old flame facing an unthinkable tragedy. Because they both find eternal purposes in every event and encounter, they soon discover their lives are intertwined but the ICU is no place for romance....or is it? This could this be where life begins again.
My Review:
Slattery sure knows how to put the real into realistic fiction. This book packs more than one emotional wallop that left me gasping for breath a time or two. And spitting-nails mad. My tummy was tied in knots the whole read. A gritty novel that explores some pretty harsh realities. But the story isn't without hope and the author does an exceptional job of sharing the power of Christ's redeeming love. Never preachy, there is still a relentless witness woven into every scene. And what I really love about this book is that while Tammy and Nick are Christian they are by no means perfect. They struggle with their own brokenness and sometimes it's messy. Watching them stretch and grow helped me assess and even re-evaluate some issues in my own life. An intense read that has the potential to spark great discussions in a book club.
My thanks to the publisher and author for supplying me with a copy of this book.
GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:
If you would like an opportunity to win a copy of Intertwined please leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoreadATyahooDOTca. If you post a comment and add your email address, please use AT and DOT instead of @ and . in the address to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email please remember to put the title in the subject line so that it's easy for me to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Sunday October 25 2015. Offer open to international readers. Good luck!
I like books too where the characters are not perfect but are Christians. None of us are perfect!!
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Exactly -- and I learn so much more from them since I live through their growing -- does that make sense? Anyway, really good read. Good luck, rubynreba.
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And oh my, does Tammy struggle. And Nick does too. Good luck, Karen.
DeleteI just got a copy of this. Excited to start reading it.
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You're welcome, jcp. Good luck.
DeleteTo quip a comment I made on a different book for a different book review site that so fits this one as well: "I love a book that deals with the messy-ness of real life....and when the author handles it with the Grace & forgiveness that Christ offers us! This sounds like the perfect read to rock my little world a bit"
ReplyDeleteFits perfectly with my variety of book tastes :-) Thanks for the chance to win a copy of "Intertwined" Kav! Sounds like we have the same love for these kind of stories!
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It will definitely 'rock your world', Trixi. Good luck.
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You're welcome, Kelly. Good luck.
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Consider it done. Good luck, Melanie.
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ReplyDeleteThis one is my favourite to date. And I'm with you on the book club lonelies. I don't have a pool for members here either. Good luck, Terrill.
DeleteI've been cleaning and getting ready for company from TX and I almost missed this one! (gasp!) Thx for the compelling review and who can resist this cover?
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Oh -- hope you enjoy your company. And I hope they are readers so you don't lose your reading momentum. LOL Good luck, Diana.
DeleteThx, Kav! I'll have to read when she goes places with other family members, but I WILL read! lol I have time now that the house is spic & span!
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This is a really interesting aspect of the medical Good luck, Janet.
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ReplyDeleteI love reading these types of fiction.
Thanks so much for the chance to win.
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Good luck, Amy.
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