About the Book Growing up, life is idyllic for Lily Rose Cates due to one constant – her father’s love. But in her sixteenth summer, all that changes without warning. There begins Lily’s struggle to find herself and the life she’s lost. . . . Marriage promises fulfillment, but her happily-ever-after barely survives the honeymoon. Her husband’s sophisticated façade hides a brooding man with even darker secrets. When all illusions shatter, Lily must make hard choices – abandon her husband or risk losing much more than her marriage. She flees their home in Detroit and sets out on a fearful journey to a house in Georgia that her husband knows nothing about. This is one woman’s compelling tale of love and survival as she finds her way back home to who she’s meant to be . . . in her father’s house. About the Author Rose Chandler Johnson is the author of the award winning devotional “God, Me, and Sweet Iced Tea: Experiencing God in the Midst of Everyday Moments.” “My Father’s House” is her first novel. She happily makes her home near Augusta, Georgia. ReviewThis is one of those stories that grips your heart and emotions from page one. Rose Chandler Johnson has written a tragically beautiful story of idyllic Lily Rose Cates. Lily has always thrived on her father’s love, but after he dies all that changes. Lily meets and marries rich lawyer Manuel Valenti, but after her marriage and her honeymoon, Lily’s world comes crashing down. With the help of a friend, Lily chooses to flee her abusive husband and to make a new life for herself using her inheritance and living in her “Father’s House.” Lily Rose and her story truly come to life in this well-crafted story and emotional journey. Readers will feel compelled to read this beautiful story cover to cover. Themes of love, loss, pain, and survival are prominent in this novel. Genre: Christian, Women’s Fiction Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Publication date: March 13, 2016 Number of pages: 314 Content Rating: PG, mentions of domestic abuse and spousal rape, divorce, nothing graphic Book Rating: 5 stars  A review copy of this book was provided by LitFuse.  6/27/2016 05:28:39 pm
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