Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Woman of Fortune by Kellie Coates Gilbert 336 pp

 Claire Massey is living the dream.  She's married to a successful Texas business man, her daughter is marrying an up and coming politician, her sons are also successful and her husband is still crazy about her. Then her husband is arrested for fraudulent cattle investment scheme. All but one friend disappears.  Her daughter's engagement is broken.  Her sons begin to distance themselves from the family.  When her husband, Tuck, is convicted for fraud, she must start a new life on her own with very little.  The obvious thing to do would be to divorce her husband - as her mother recommends - and make a new life with someone else taking care of her. That's how the book begins, Claire visiting her husband in prison asking for a divorce.  The book delves into what brought her to that point and what happens afterward.

Unlike many Christian fiction books, the characters are fallible and make mistakes as they are reacting to this life changing event. 

The book I read was an advance copy from Netgalley.  I hadn't read this author before but I will definitely be looking for the rest of this series.


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