Rejoice (Redemption Series-Baxter 1, Book 4)

A fresh new look for the best-selling series from America’s number-one inspirational novelist, Karen Kingsbury. Fans will enjoy a personal note from Karen and Gary Smalley as well as discussion questions for book group use. Revisit the Baxter family in all their life-changing events, or share the series with someone who hasn’t discovered it yet. The Redemption series won Christian Retailing’s 2005 Retailer’s Choice Award for Best Series! In addition, Rejoice was a 2005 Gold Medallion Award finalist! This latest release in the Redemption series reunites readers with the continuing saga of the Baxter family. Brooke Baxter has achieved everything this world has to offer—a prestigious career, a beautiful home, and two wonderful children. Her recent return to her faith is an encouragement to her family. But if she faces tremendous loss, can her fledgling faith and her rocky marriage survive? About the Author Karen Kingsbury is currently America’s best-selling inspirational author. She has written more than 30 of her Life-Changing Fiction titles and has nearly 5 million books in print. Dubbed by Time magazine as the Queen of Christian Fiction, Karen receives hundreds of letters each week and considers her readers as friends. Her fiction has made her one of the country’s favorite storytellers, and one of her novels - Gideon’s Gift - is under production for an upcoming major motion picture release. Her emotionally gripping titles include the popular Redemption series, the Firstborn series, Divine, One Tuesday Morning, Beyond Tuesday Morning, Oceans Apart, and A Thousand Tomorrows. Karen and her husband, Don, live in the Pacific Northwest and are parents to one girl and five boys, including three adopted from Haiti. You can find out more about Karen, her books, and her appearance schedule at www.KarenKingsbury.com. Gary Smalley, well-known relationship expert, is the founder of the Smalley Relationship Center and the author of several dozen books, including the best-selling The Blessing and The Language of Love, as well as Food and Love and One Flame. From AudioFile Sandra Burr gives credence to this horrific family drama about a child's near-drowning and subsequent brain damage. She reads the women's roles melodramatically, stretching out the performance, especially when a sister reveals she's HIV positive. Alternating with the serious drama, and serving as comic relief, are scenes from the nursing home where one of the sisters works. This story has it all--comedy, drama, even romance. Burr does a splendid job weaving all the plot lines together with minimal confusion. Listeners will be drawn to this inspirational story. A.G.H. © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine