Behold A Rainbow

Full disclosure I received this book, directly from the author, as a Shelf Awareness Book Buzz giveaway, but that in no way affects this review.Starting five years after its predecessor The Sandpiper, Behold a Rainbow continues the story of the Cameron women and the people in their lives Ellie, Kate, and Jamie have issues, some ongoing, some new Dealing with alcoholism, infertility, and breast cancer, each in her own way, the women of Spring Port look for the rainbow after the rain And while one [...]

Behold A Rainbow is the continuing story of the Cameron women from the first book in the series, The Sandpiper Haunting memories of their dearly departed friend, Nina Judd, bestow beautiful shadows from the past This book could be read as a stand alone, but I highly recommend reading The Sandpiper first as it creates the background for the characters depicted in Behold A Rainbow, and is a powerful book in its own right.I fell in love with the characters introduced in the first book of this serie [...]

For a book which is not so very long, author Susan Brace Lovell weaves together a deeply moving story which touches upon so many difficult subjects relevant to our current day Her characters confront with courage the specter of breast cancer, struggles with addiction recovery and mental illness, children denied their childhood, IVF and the emotional challenges attached thereto as well as the boundaries and limitations of people within their respective professions The main characters are tenderhe [...]

I believe that man will not merely endure he will prevail Faulkner Written in three voices of one family dealing with the trials of what life has to throw at them Cancer, infertility, baby daddy questionswhat are the secrets that become the ties that bind Behold a rainbow.even while we struggle with angst there are spots of light, while we struggle we get glimpses of the what the end of the rainbow holds for us, no matter what brings about those tears there is the positivity of love, whether fam [...]

I won this book as part of a giveaway I received an autographed copy of the book awesome and she advised that I read the first book The Sandpiper I m really glad I read The Sandpiper first it gave me a deeper understanding of the characters and their background I absolutely LOVED that this book talked about real problems women face today, and was completely touched through their journeys I was so glad to see that through trials and bad situations, joy comes in the morning I felt a strong connect [...]

Wonderful inspirational story The pattern of the book was good, am getting used to authors using the different characters in different chapters, gives better insight into their thoughts Thanks for the book.

In full disclosure, I won Behold a Rainbow in one of giveaways 4.5 stars I was advised by the author, Susan Lovell, to read her first book The Sandpiper, and I was so glad I did I had a clearer idea of where the characters were coming from, and I was so enchanted with the Cameron women and their friend, Aunt Nina, that I couldn t wait to get into Behold a Rainbow The main characters were all very real, and they faced very real problems infertility, alcoholism, depression, and that in the end dr [...]

A good summer read.

Join us for discussions of the most talked about books This month s selection is The Sandpiper and Behold a Rainbow by Susan Lovell Books and discussion materials are available each month at the information desk Sponsored by the Friends of the East Grand Rapids Library For adults Book Discussion will take place at Kent District Library s East Grand Rapids Branch on October 13th, 2015 from 1 2 pm.