The Weight of Shadows
Allison Strobel
Paperback, 304 pp., $14.99
Zondervan (May 1, 2010)
After a difficult childhood, Kim finds everything she needs in Rick—including a way to pay for her sins. A gripping, gritty novel, The Weight of Shadows, by Alison Strobel, explores how the choices we make and the risks we take for those we love can touch the lives of others forever.
The Weight of Shadows by Alison Strobel is a moving novel about the power of secrets. Kim has been running from a terrible night seven years ago while trying to build a life for herself after a childhood in foster care. Rick seems to be everything she’s ever wanted, but their relationship moves so fast, they’ve moved in together after only three months. Their neighbor Joshua is starting over with his four-year-old daughter Maddie after the death of his wife from breast cancer. After the loss of his job, he’s forced to sell their home and move into the apartment next to Rick & Kim because of the mountainous medical bills. What he hears through the thin walls between their apartments will threaten his life with Maddie. Debbie hasn’t been able to have a healthy relationship with a man since the death of her sister Gina. Instead she’s thrown all of her energy into working at a women’s shelter, trying to rescue them after failing Gina. Strobel, the author of Violette Between, has a unique voice in Christian fiction. She takes three very disparate voices who each have a tragic past and brings them together in a way that will offer true healing. She accurately depicts a woman trapped in an abusive relationship with compassion and respect. As the violence escalates, so does the tension until it’s nearly impossible to put the book down. (I stayed up until 2 am to finish it!) Beautifully written with a message of hope, Strobel is a writer to watch.
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