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REVIEW: Turning the Paige by Laura Jensen Walker

Laura Jensen Walker has awakened her characters from “Daring Chloe” in the second novel of The Getaway Girls series entitled “Turning The Paige”. I was convinced that Walker wouldn’t be able to top the opening of Chloe’s story where she is dumped the morning of her wedding by text message. But this book begins just as dramatically. The author has once again made me love the idea of starting a book group similar to the group of ladies in these novels. In Paige’s story, her marriage crumbles for several reasons, the least of which is certainly not her overbearing and demanding mother. But Paige’s sense of duty to care for her mom is a beautiful picture of how we Christians should care for our aging loved ones. There were times early in the book that I wanted Paige to let her mom have it by being honest with her about how she didn’t appreciate her mom’s guilt trips and manipulation. Paige taught me so much about how to treat my own mom. But the best part of this book is the differen...

Book Review: Daring Chloe by Laura Jensen Walker

Happy Bastille Day! Yes, today is the anniversaire of the storming of the Bastille Prison during the French Revolution. And here is a wonderful book by a wonderful author for all of you Christian Francophiles: Laura Jensen Walker has captured my heart once again with her latest novel, "Daring Chloe". Jilted mere hours before her wedding - and by text message, no less - mild-mannered and adventure-less Chloe finally begins to really live with the help of her book group. Each gal in this eclectic mix of ladies takes a turn choosing a book for the club to read and discuss. And they add a little twist to liven things up after Chloe's misfortune: the woman who selected the book must come up with an outing for the group based on that novel. This book was exciting and creative and it made me want to re-read several classic (and some soon-to-be-classic) works! This book also made me long for the friendship of other women who love books and would be willing to participate in som...