Thursday, May 20, 2021

About the Book

Book: Autumn’s Harmony

Author: Donna Wyland

Genre: Contemporary women’s fiction

Release date: October 20, 2020

For every woman who has ever desired

to make sense of her past, find joy in

the present, and discover God’s purpose

for her future.

Anna Bentley needs a new life. Struggling in a long-term marriage with two children and carrying a secret that stole her joy many years ago, she begins to search for the key to happiness in marriage and in life. When peach martinis, lacy lingerie and Nicholas Sparks novels fail to quell her discontent and spice up her failing marriage, she finds what she was looking for in the most unlikely place.

Autumn’s Harmony is a poignant and witty tale about the healing power of forgiveness, reconciliation and new beginnings.

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About the Author

Donna Wyland is an award-winning author whose personal essays and poetry have appeared in numerous publications. Her published work includes picture books, Your Home in Heaven and If I Could Ask Jesus, and a gift book titled Surrender. Donna is a mother and grandmother, and she lives in the Midwest with her husband surrounded by quilts, crafts, and oodles of books. To learn more, visit www.freetobe.faith or connect with Donna on LinkedIn, Instagram and Pinterest.

More from Donna

Anna Bentley needs a new beginning. Most women have felt the same way at one time or another. When life is routine and marriage & family are a struggle, where can you find true happiness? Anna discovers her new beginning in an unlikely place – the same place I found mine when I was thirty-three. Join Anna on her journey to reignite the happiness in you.

MY REVIEW

This is one of those books that really digs into a woman’s life and exposes the hidden secrets that affect her throughout her life. At the surface we see a couple who have been married awhile. They seem happy but slowly the darkness comes to light. Anna loves her husband and children but she is starting to see the fracture that is starting to appear. I liked her willingness to seek out spiritual guidance even though those around her didn’t encourage her. I felt at times that she was alone in the family and was just doing the motions of living.

In the midst of Ana’s life is her daughter who wants her freedom and starts to distance herself from her family. I don’t think I really liked Ana’s husband because he seemed emotionless at times. He was very controlling and Ana was always walking on egg shells around him. She tried to keep peace in the family but something had to give. Can she find happiness within herself? Her secret that has been hidden for years has caused her turmoil and God always has a way of exposing sin.

The book examines a woman who wants to find herself again. She longs for acceptance and hungers for unconditional love. The author writes a story that stirs within us the ability to be happy and know that God will always be there. Ana is a character that cries out to God for help as she understands that letting go of her sin will set her free. It is a very emotional book with an ending that made me cry.

“Secret sins are the ones that leave the deepest scars, because the guilt is a burden we carry alone.”

I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. The review is my own opinion.