Wednesday, October 03, 2007
The Trophy Wives Club by Kristin Billerbeck
This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
The Trophy Wives Club by Kristin Billerbeck
This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Kristin Billerbeck was born in Redwood City, California. She went to San Jose State University and majored in Advertising, then worked at the Fairmont Hotel in PR, a small ad agency as an account exec, and then,she was thrust into the exciting world of shopping mall marketing. She got married, had four kids, and started writing romance novels until she found her passion: Chick Lit. She is a CBA bestselling author and two-time winner of the ACFW Book of the Year. Featured in the New York Times and USA Today, Kristin has appeared on the Today Show for her pioneering role in Christian chick lit. Her last three books were:Split Ends: Sometimes the End is Really the Beginning (April 17, 2007)She's Out of Control (Ashley Stockingdale Series #1) (Nov 13, 2007)Calm, Cool & Adjusted (Spa Girls Series #3) (Oct 1, 2006)
ABOUT THE BOOK:Haley Cutler is the consummate trophy wife. Perhaps "was" is the more accurate term. Haley married Prince Charming when she was only twenty years old – back in the day when highlights came from an afternoon at the beach, not three hours in the salon.When Jay first turned his eye to Haley, she was putty in his slender, graceful hands. No one ever treated her like she was important, and on the arm of Jay Cutler, she became someone people listened to and admired. Unfortunately, after seven years of marriage, her Prince Charming seems to belong to the Henry the XIII line of royalty. When Haley loses Jay, she not only loses her husband, she loses her identity.With her first independent decision, Haley leaves LA and moves home to Northern California. Feeling freedom just within her grasp, Haley learns that her settlement payments must go through one of Jay's financial advisors, Hamilton Lowe. Haley believes he's nothing more than a spy. And the feelings of distrust are mutual. Yet somehow, Hamilton finds himself handing over the monthly checks in person, and Haley can't deny that there's a kind of tenderness and protectiveness in Hamilton that she's never experienced in a man before.But before Haley can even consider another relationship, she must learn to accept her inherent worth, and what it is to be loved for who she is, not what's on the outside.My Review:
Kristin Billerbeck is one of my favorite chick lit authors. The Trophy Wives Club is an honest look at divorce, the consequences, and the judgement that the church sometimes throws at the victims of divorce.
But it's more than that - it's an honest look at God's love for us, no matter where we are in life. There are few things more painful than when a husband tosses a wife aside as if she were junk. Haley Cutler works through the roller coaster of emotions that follow divorce and finds her value in God's eyes, not man's.
1 comment:
Looks interesting. I enjoyed the What a Girl Wants series but wasn't overly impressed by the Spa Girls series. However, I did enjoy Split Ends and reviewed it on my blog. I do enjoy Kristin Billerbeck's witty way of writing!
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