His Other Wife

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2011
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Since her divorce from Eric, Helen has done everything she can to control life for herself and her son. Beneath a calm surface, she is terrified of failing Scott. She's worked hard to raise him on her own, and she succeeded - he's now set to graduate from high school and enroll at the University of Illinois with a full scholarship. But Helen's worst fears are realized when there is a rock-climbing accident at a post-graduation camping trip. A young girl is hurt, and Scott is arrested. Pamela, Eric's new wife and Scott's step-mother, blames Helen for letting Scott go to the camp in the first place. With Scott's college scholarship now just a distant memory and his entire future at stake, the two women must come together for Scott's sake. Is Helen's love strong enough to save her son and release him to her ex-husband's other wife?

Synopsis

Since her divorce from Eric, Helen has done everything she can to control life for herself and her son. Beneath a calm surface, she is terrified of failing Scott. She's worked hard to raise him on her own, and she succeeded - he's now set to graduate from high school and enroll at the University of Illinois with a full scholarship. But Helen's worst fears are realized when there is a rock-climbing accident at a post-graduation camping trip. A young girl is hurt, and Scott is arrested. Pamela, Eric's new wife and Scott's step-mother, blames Helen for letting Scott go to the camp in the first place. With Scott's college scholarship now just a distant memory and his entire future at stake, the two women must come together for Scott's sake. Is Helen's love strong enough to save her son and release him to her ex-husband's other wife?

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Publisher: Faith Words
Published: 17 Feb 2011
ISBN 10: 0446698679
ISBN 13: 9780446698672
Book Overview: New York Times bestselling author Deborah Bedford sweeps readers into this compelling drama with her trademark style of beautiful, lyrical writing. A mother fights for her son, even as she faces losing his love and ultimately his life in this moving novel.

Media Reviews

Bedford is a star in the burgeoning Christian fiction genre. --People magazine
Divorce is a difficult subject to tackle in Christian fiction, but author Deborah Bedford handles the challenge with grace and integrity....Bedford creates winsome characters and places them into brilliantly crafted, emotionally charged drama. His Other Wife parallels the biblical story of Hannah and provides a beautiful model of letting go and relying on God to work out His purposes in a child's life. --CBA Retailers+Resources
*Starred Review: Bedford's (A Morning Like This; When You Believe) multilayered tale is leisurely paced and full of engaging characters. It is sure to attract fans of Christian romances, particularly those by Catherine Palmer and Debbie Macomber. --Library Journal
Bedford takes the familiar storyline of a single mother raising a son and elevates it beyond the expected. The characters and their actions seem real and believable. Parents will shudder when they realize how easily this scenario could occur. (4 out of 4 stars)--RT Book Reviews
Bedford (Remember Me) examines the unresolved emotions behind divorce in this psychologically persuasive novel. Bedford writes with skill and acuity. She also has a good feel for teenagers, who are part of the emotional center of this book....[T]he plot itself is based on the biblical story of Hannah in satisfyingly subtle ways. An edifying read. --Publishers Weekly

Author Bio

Deborah Bedford is a career fiction writer who began her professional life as a journalist in a Colorado mountain town. Deborah and her husband, Jack have two children and live in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.