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For years their marriage has been hinting at strain; David’s faith makes Susanne feel cornered, and he disapproves of her best friend. But Susanne always loved her husband, and nothing could shake that. Nothing. . . except perhaps the arrival of a teenage girl with his eyes, his hair, his face, and claiming to be his daughter. But that can’t be right, can it? The girl would have been conceived the summer she and David got engaged. Surely David wouldn’t have betrayed her like that. Surely the God he claimed was merciful wouldn’t dump the girl on her doorstep. Surely her life couldn’t spiral so far out of control. . . could it? David never thought that one night would come back to haunt him—he had changed a lot in the last fifteen years, had accepted Christ and made a good, strong marriage with Susanne and their two kids. But when he gets home, thinking to have a great evening out for Susanne’s birthday, and instead discovers the young and frightened Brianna, he realizes that forgiveness doesn’t obliterate past mistakes at all. He has little doubt that she’s really his daughter. What he isn’t so sure about it whether or not he can ever open his home and his heart to this reminder of his past sins. In this intense look into the deepest heart of a family, Miralee Ferrell takes the reader through the whole spectrum of emotions. I laughed at the antics of the kids, smiled at the pure selflessness of Susanne and David’s twelve-year-old daughter, Meagan, blinked back a few tears at what Brianna was going through, and growled in frustration at the stubbornness the adults clung to. Between Susanne’s struggles with giving up control to God and David’s overwhelming guilt, they had a hard time getting past the blow Brianna dealt them with her arrival. But when push came to shove and someone threatened the newcomer in their family, their true colors and good hearts came shining through. The Other Daughter is a solid novel that will keep the pages turning. I admit to some frustration with the adults in the beginning, but that’s only because they responded with realistic stubbornness. The characters are dynamic enough, though, that I knew they’d come through, and the openheartedness of the children was truly inspiring. I especially loved the insight provided by David’s grandfather, a man of half Nez Perce background who provided some Native American flavor to the story and a lot of charm. The Other Daughter is a great choice if you’re looking for a story that will make you think and warm your heart. Publisher: Kregel
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