{"id":21756,"date":"2017-04-05T17:31:45","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T22:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=21756"},"modified":"2017-04-05T17:31:45","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T22:31:45","slug":"the-memory-of-you-by-catherine-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=21756","title":{"rendered":"The Memory of You By Catherine West"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

“The Memory of You” is the second novel I’ve read by Catherine West and it reinforces my desire to never miss any of her future books. This author has a gift of reaching into her characters’ innermost beings and allowing her readers to know their very souls. Poignant yet hopeful is one way I would describe this particular novel.<\/p>\n

Beautifully written, “The Memory of You” is a story of healing and second chances and overcoming the past. I loved how Tanner and Natalie were able to renew their lost friendship and eventually their love for each other. The story is an emotional roller coaster as Natalie is brought back to the place where her nightmares began and she is forced to come face-to-face with the truth and let God’s grace set her free from the guilt she feels.<\/p>\n

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I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book that was provided by The Amazon Vine Program. A favorable review was not required and all views expressed are my own.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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Thirteen years ago, Natalie lost a part of herself when her twin sister died. Will traveling back to the family winery finally put the memory to rest, or will it completely destroy her?<\/p>\n

When Natalie Mitchell learns her beloved grandfather has had a heart attack, she\u2019s forced to return to their family-owned winery in Sonoma, something she never intended to do. She\u2019s avoided her grandparents\u2019 sprawling home and all its memories since the summer her sister died\u2014the awful summer Natalie\u2019s nightmares began. But the winery is failing, and Natalie\u2019s father wants her to shut it down. As the majority shareholder, she has the power to do so.<\/p>\n

And Natalie never says no to her father.<\/p>\n

Tanner Collins, the vintner on Maoilios, is trying to salvage a bad season and put the Mitchell family\u2019s winery back in business. When Natalie Mitchell shows up, Tanner sees his future about to be crushed. Natalie intends to close the gates, unless he can convince her otherwise. But the Natalie he remembers from childhood is long gone, and he\u2019s not so sure he likes the woman she\u2019s become. Still, the haunted look she wears hints at secrets he wants to unearth. He soon discovers that on the night her sister died, the real Natalie died too. And Tanner must do whatever it takes to resurrect her.<\/p>\n

But finding freedom from the past means facing it.<\/p>\n

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

\"\"Catherine West<\/strong> writes stories of hope and healing from her island home in Bermuda. When she\u2019s not at the computer working on her next story, you can find her taking her Border collie for long walks on the beach or tending to her roses and orchids. She and her husband have two grown children.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Catherine at http:\/\/www.catherinejwest.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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MY REVIEW: “The Memory of You” is the second novel I’ve read by Catherine West and it reinforces my desire to never miss any of her future books. This author has a gift of reaching into her characters’ innermost beings and allowing her readers to know their very souls. Poignant yet hopeful is one way […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,60,41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books","category-contemporary-fiction","category-romance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21756"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21777,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21756\/revisions\/21777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}