MY REVIEW:
Julia is a young single mother juggling a job, school, a long distance relationship with the man she hopes to marry, and raising her son and younger brother with her grandmother’s aid. When her son’s birth father contacts her after five years, she agrees to allow him to meet their child. With that decision, Julia’s world is turned upside down and nothing will ever be the same. Will all Julia’s carefully laid plans be realized? Can she ever forgive Parker for his desertion at her time of need? Is there a chance that Julia and Simon can get over their mother’s abandonment? What is a real family anyway? These are just a few questions that are answered in Beneath the Night Tree. I hesitate to elaborate any further because it is a story that just must be read.
Like many other reviewers, I was surprised to learn that Beneath the Night Tree is part of a series because it stands alone so well. The book is extremely well written and drew me in immediately. I enjoyed it so much that I quickly obtained copies of the first two books in the series. This is one book that I definitely recommend.
This book was provided for review by Tyndale House Publishers.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Do I have a child? Julia DeSmit knew she would face the question eventually, but she didn’t expect it now. At twenty-four, she is finally content with the way her life has unfolded. A single mother to her son and young brother, she works at the local grocery store while chipping away at a two-year degree. All her free time is spent with her unorthodox family—her boys, her grandmother, and her boyfriend of five years. It’s not perfect, but Julia is happier than ever.
So when she receives the cryptic e-mail from her son’s father, Julia’s world is turned upside down. She hasn’t heard from Parker since he left her in a college parking lot nearly six years ago. But one look at her son—the spitting image of his father—is enough to convince her that, for better or worse, Parker is a part of their story. Faced with this new reality and an unexpected tragedy, Julia begins a tightrope walk between what was and what is, what she hopes for and what will be.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Nicole Baart was born and raised in a small town in Iowa, where she and husband now live with their three young sons. After the adoption of their second son, Nicole discovered a deep passion for global issues and is a founding member of a nonprofit organization that works with a church and orphanage in Liberia.
Nicole is the critically acclaimed author of three novels. After the Leaves Fall was published in 2007 and was followed by a sequel, Summer Snow, which was a Christy Award finalist. That was followed by The Moment Between, Nicole’s first stand-alone novel.
Visit her Web site at www.nicolebaart.com.
