{"id":16772,"date":"2014-04-21T21:58:30","date_gmt":"2014-04-22T02:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=16772"},"modified":"2014-04-21T21:58:30","modified_gmt":"2014-04-22T02:58:30","slug":"a-promise-in-pieces-by-emily-t-wierenga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=16772","title":{"rendered":"A Promise in Pieces by Emily T. Wierenga"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This week, the<\/span><\/center>
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance<\/span><\/a><\/center>
is introducing<\/span><\/center>
A Promise in Pieces<\/a><\/span><\/center>
Abingdon Press (April 15, 2014)<\/center>
by<\/center>
Emily T. Wierenga<\/a><\/span><\/center>ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>A Word from the Author:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m Emily, and I\u2019m honored and humbled to meet you, friend.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re all stumbling along on this journey and you can approach me about anything okay? I\u2019m an open book, with dog-eared pages and a worn cover.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m mama to two boys, ages two and four, and married to a farm-boy-turned-math-teacher. We live in a small Dutch hamlet with three churches, one Co-Op and no stop lights. There are a lot of fields out here, there\u2019s a lot of space and sky for breathing and running and writing.<\/p>\n

We foster two boys in addition to our own two, and before I had kids, I took care of my Mum who had brain cancer. She fought back and has recovered, all glory to God, and my pastor-father still holds her hand while they go for daily walks.<\/p>\n

I battled anorexia nervosa as a child, and then again as a newly married woman, and I write a lot about body image now and have a passion for women to learn to love themselves.<\/p>\n

My husband and I have battled infertility and are currently trying to adopt our third child through the local Alberta government.<\/p>\n

I hurt for the church, and believe in it, and pray for it, as I\u2019ve grown up inside its walls and have heard its groanings.<\/p>\n

I have a heart for Africa, particularly Uganda, and went there in January on a bloggers\u2019 trip with World Help.<\/p>\n

My favorite things to do are read literary novels, play guitar, snowboard, paint with oil and acrylics and hug my babies.<\/p>\n

I am the author of two books on eating disorders, a novel releasing this spring, and a memoir coming out this summer.<\/p>\n

I hope you\u2019ll connect with me on FB: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/emilytwierenga, or if you prefer, Twitter: @emily_wierenga. I\u2019d love to have a virtual glass of wine, or cup of coffee, with you.<\/p>\n

Peace to you friends,<\/p>\n

e.<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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After the end of World War II, Clara Kirkpatrick returns from the Women\u2019s Army Corp to deliver a dying soldier\u2019s last wishes: convey his love to his young widow, Mattie, with apologies for the missed life they had planned to share.<\/p>\n

Struggling with her own post-war trauma, Clara thinks she\u2019s not prepared to handle the grief of this broken family. Yet upon meeting Mattie, and receiving a baby quilt that will never cuddle the soldier\u2019s baby, Clara vows to honor the sacrifices that family made.<\/p>\n

Now a labor and delivery nurse in her rural hometown, Clara wraps each new babe in the gifted quilt and later stitches the child\u2019s name into the cloth. As each new child is welcomed by the quilt, Clara begins to wonder whatever happened to Mattie\u2014and if her own life would ever experience the love of a newborn. Little does she know that she will have the opportunity to re-gift the special quilt\u2014years later and carrying even greater significance than when it was first bestowed.<\/p>\n

If you would like to read the first chapter of A Promise in Pieces<\/a>, go HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The legacy of a special baby quilt is told to a grandson by Clara during a lengthy family road trip to New Orleans for a special purpose. Clara’s story fills most of the novel but snippets of the present add contrast to the tale. A Promise in Pieces<\/a> was a sweet story that chronicled most of Clara’s life complete with moments of joy, loneliness, tragedy, and grief. The characters were painted with a realistic touch and I particularly enjoyed reading about the loving relationship between Clara and her grandson. The story was well-written and should appeal to all who enjoy historical fiction as well as quilt lovers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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