Facing the Dawn
From the Back Cover "An emotional roller coaster of loss, faith, hope, and redemption. I couldn't stop reading." -- Debbie Macomber , #1 New York Times bestselling authorWhile her humanitarian husband Liam has been digging wells in Africa, Mara Jacobs has been struggling. She knows she's supposed to feel a warm glow that her husband is eight time zones away, caring for widows and orphans. But she is exhausted, working a demanding yet unrewarding job, trying to manage their three detention-prone and needy kids, failing at her to-repair list, and fading like a garment left too long in the sun.Then Liam's three-year absence turns into something more, changing everything and plunging her into a sunless grief. As Mara struggles to find her footing, she discovers that even when hope is tenuous, faith is fragile, and the future is unknown, we can be sure we are not forgotten . . . or unloved."Cynthia Ruchti writes with faith and heart, exploring life and love with sensitivity and an underlying sense of grace."-- Lisa Wingate , #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours and The Book of Lost Friends "Cynthia Ruchti outdoes herself in this gripping story about the resilience of the human heart."-- Suzanne Woods Fisher , bestselling author of On a Summer Tide About the Author Cynthia Ruchti is the award-winning author of more than 30 books, including the novels Miles from Where We Started , A Fragile Hope , Song of Silence , When the Morning Glory Blooms , and They Almost Always Come Home . Her books have been honored with more than 40 awards, including Romantic Times ' Inspirational Novel of the Year, two Selah Awards, and three Christian Retailing 's BEST Awards, and she has been a finalist for many others, including the Carol and the Christy. Former president of and current professional relations liaison for American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), Cynthia lives in Wisconsin and can be found online at www.cynthiaruchti.com.