The Perfect Life by Robin Lee Hatcher
March 11, 2008
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Robin Lee Hatcher discovered her vocation as a novelist after many years of reading everything she could put her hands on, including the backs of cereal boxes and ketchup bottles. The winner of the Christy Award for Excellence in Christian Fiction (Whispers from Yesterday), the RITA Award for Best Inspirational Romance (Patterns of Love and The Shepherd’s Voice), two RT Career Achievement Awards (Americana Romance and Inspirational Fiction), and the RWA Lifetime Achievement Award, Robin is the author of over 50 novels, including Catching Katie, named one of the Best Books of 2004 by the Library Journal.
Robin enjoys being with her family, spending time in the beautiful Idaho outdoors, reading books that make her cry, and watching romantic movies. She is passionate about the theater, and several nights every summer, she can be found at the outdoor amphitheater of the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, enjoying Shakespeare under the stars. She makes her home outside of Boise, sharing it with Poppet the high-maintenance Papillon.
She also likes to blog. Go leave her a comment at Write Thinking!
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Katherine Clarkson has the perfect life. Married to Brad, a loving and handsome husband, respected in their church and the community. Two grown daughters on the verge of starting families of their own. A thriving ministry. Good friends. A comfortable life.
She has it all–until the day a reporter appears with shocking allegations. Splashed across the local news are accusations of Brad’s financial impropriety at his foundation and worse, an affair with a former employee. Without warning, Katherine’s marriage is shattered and her family torn apart. The reassuring words she’s spoken to many brokenhearted women over the years offer little comfort now.
Her world spinning, Katherine wonders if she can find the truth in the chaos that consumes her. How can she survive the loss of what she thought was the perfect life?
Sally Says: Ack! I’m reviewing about 4 books this month, and I got the order wrong. So I’m partway into The Perfect Life. So far I’ve felt it to be a little slow, but the story is starting to pick up, and I’m really curious to see how the story plays out.
If you haven’t read anything by Robin Lee Hatcher, you really should. Her books run the gamut between light and fun to serious tear jerkers that make you think. My favorite book of hers (so far) is Beyond the Shadows. The book is about a woman married to an alcoholic, but there’s so much in that story that speaks to so many different areas of a woman’s life. I loved it.
I’ll try to finish this one in the next day or two and give my final thoughts on The Perfect Life.
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The premise sounds really good. I don’t mind books that start out a little slow as long as the characters are interesting. Let us know how the rest of it goes!