A Flicker of Light

Title: A Flicker of Light

Author: Katie Powner

Publisher: Net Galley

Genre: Christian Fiction, Contemporary

My Review:

Wow. This is the first book that I have read by Katie Powner but will go back and read her first novel as well. 

Secrets are like pennies. Everybody's got one, even the poorest among us.

Powerful. Emotional. Heart-wrenching. Deep. Gripping.

There are several layers in this story. Three generations, each with struggles, some with secrets. When Grandma June starts having medical issues hard decisions have to be made. Bea struggles with the decisions that Mitch (her dad) is making about his mother. It seems they are constantly having spats over Jeremy (her husband who Mitch feels doesn't quite measure up) and her grandmother. It's hard coming back home, even if it is supposed to be temporary.

Joy, fear, confusion, anxiety, and amazement battled for control, flushing her cheeks and tingling her toes. This couldn't be real. Couldn't be true.

This story is full of faith, family, small-town charm, tenderness, love, forgiveness, and grace.

The characters are wonderful, the friendships real, and the emotional upheaval, unforgettable. It is difficult to describe or even write a proper review of this book. I will just say this is one you do not want to miss.

Thank you to Net Galley and Bethany House Publishers for the opportunity to read this book. I was not required to provide a positive review. All thoughts and opinions are entirely my own.

★★★★★/5

Synopsis (from Goodreads): 

Twenty-one-year-old Bea never expected to move back to her hometown in Montana, especially not as a college dropout with a husband in tow and a baby on the way. She insists the stay at her dad's is only temporary, until she can get back on her feet. But the truth is, she has no idea what to do now.

Mitch Jensen is thrilled to have a full house again, though he's unimpressed by Bea's greenhorn of a husband. Mitch hopes to convince Bea to return to school, but she's changed since her mom died. Everything has changed. How will he take care of everyone all by himself?

Grandma June is good at telling stories . . . and keeping secrets. But she can't hide that her mind is going much longer. If she doesn't tell the truth about her past before her memories fade away, someone she loves will suffer. But if she does, the lives of three generations of the Jensen family will never be the same.