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Julia's Chocolates
by Cathy Lamb
I love Cathy Lamb. I believe I have said this before but it's worth repeating. This book is her debut book, it's one of two I hadn't read yet. No wonder she is such a hit, this book was an amazing debut! Right away you get the sense of the kind of author Lamb is, howI she likes to develop a character and write compelling and thought provoking story lines.
Julia is on the run from her abusive fiance and a life of misery he wants her to live to the freedom of her Aunt's rural home in Oregon. On the way to Oregon from Boston Julia pulls over on the side of the road and leaves her wedding dress hanging on a tree. Good riddens. Arriving to the comfort of her Aunt's home and love Julia sets out to begin to heal from the hell her life has been thus far. With her quirky ways and ideas her Aunt introduces her to a group of women who all are needing to heal from something. These women are each other's support group and they rally around one another to help one another get through what life is throwing at them. But a past can't be run away from so Julia's Aunt makes sure Julia is ready to meet the past and resolve it for good.
I don't want to say too much because it is such a lovely story of healing, conquering, and victory. Told through Julia's voice, I fell in love with all the characters. Each of them had something about them that I could connect and relate to. Cathy Lamb never disappoints and her debut certainly didn't and paved the way for all of her other great titles. This is an author worth reading!
Julia is on the run from her abusive fiance and a life of misery he wants her to live to the freedom of her Aunt's rural home in Oregon. On the way to Oregon from Boston Julia pulls over on the side of the road and leaves her wedding dress hanging on a tree. Good riddens. Arriving to the comfort of her Aunt's home and love Julia sets out to begin to heal from the hell her life has been thus far. With her quirky ways and ideas her Aunt introduces her to a group of women who all are needing to heal from something. These women are each other's support group and they rally around one another to help one another get through what life is throwing at them. But a past can't be run away from so Julia's Aunt makes sure Julia is ready to meet the past and resolve it for good.
I don't want to say too much because it is such a lovely story of healing, conquering, and victory. Told through Julia's voice, I fell in love with all the characters. Each of them had something about them that I could connect and relate to. Cathy Lamb never disappoints and her debut certainly didn't and paved the way for all of her other great titles. This is an author worth reading!