Comments on: The Shadow of Your Smile (Deep Haven)

By: Deena Peterson "The Deena"

Deena Peterson "The Deena" — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:43:44 +0000

Her Most Excellent Novel to Date! I’m sorry, but I can’t help but love a novel that has Susan May Warren on the cover as the author! Her books make me cry, laugh, smile…sometimes all at once! I’ve been a huge fan for a very long time…but no book has touched my heart like “The Shadow of Your Smile”.I can’t imagine ‘forgetting’ my husband, my family, over two decades of my life, but that’s what happens to Noelle. A freak accident that ultimately puts her life at risk changes everything…question is, does it change for the better, or for the worse?This story has a LOT to say about keeping secrets in a marriage. Even the most innocent of details can be used by the enemy to twist into something with the potential to destroy the strongest relationship. When cracks are already in the foundation, be prepared for some heavy structural damage when the truth comes out!Eli is a sweetheart…but he spends part of the story being rather dense. I kept wanting to yell at him, “Don’t you see what you’re DOING?”…even though he isn’t real. He could be, though. I could be sitting near him in church…or sleeping next to him every night.We must love sincerely, communicate effectively, forgive quickly, and allow God to heal us infinitely. We live in a harsh and cruel world, and we need each other to make it through to the other side with as few battle scars as possible. Sometimes those closest to us inflict the deepest wounds…and are the hardest to forgive.”The Shadow of Your Smile” will stay with me a long, long time. This is story that resonates in a woman’s soul, and will change her for the better. My only wish is that SOMEONE would take note of Susan’s excellent novels and make some seriously great movies!I received my copy of “The Shadow of Your Smile” by participating in Tyndale Publishing’s Summer Reading Program. This book is so highly recommended, I’m giving it the Golden Bookmark for Writing Excellence.

By: Maureen

Maureen — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:24:18 +0000

Great Christian Mystery There is a lot of tragedy in this book. The book opens with Noelle Hueston’s running from a Murder robbery. She takes a terrible fall and ends up with a head injury and amnesia. She doesn’t know her son’s Kirby or Kyle or her husband Eli.Three years ago there was another robbery and a double murder…Eli and Noelle 17 year old daughter Kelsey, and Kelsy’s best friends Dad is also killed. The toll of this puts a big strain on their twenty-five year marriage. So when Noelle doesn’t remember them he makes a decision not to tell her about Kelsey.There is so much action in this book that I read this in one day! You need to get to the end to find out the answers, much is answered, but I still have a few unanswered. The book will want to make you move to Deep Haven MN, and embrace this wonderful God loving people.I recommend this awesome read!I was provided with an e-book by Tyndale House Publishing, and was not required to give a positive review.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:11:33 +0000

Very Realistic and Great Read! The Shadow of Your Smile is the second Deep Haven novel I’ve read (the first being book six, You Don’t Know Me). I know, I’m reading them out of order, but it hasn’t affected my enjoyment of the stories so far.I loved The Shadow of Your Smile! It was different than the majority of books I’ve read, as the main characters were already married. I seem to love stories where a character loses his/her memory and this one was no different. I found it very interesting to read the Hueston’s story as Noelle struggles to regain her memory and reenter her life. I also loved the subplot romance between two of the characters.I found The Shadow of Your Smile to be very realistic and just a really great read. Even though there was one thing I didn’t like, overall it was still too good to give it any less than 5 stars. I look forward to reading more Deep Haven novels in the future.*I received a complimentary eBook copy of this book for my review. I was not required to give a positive review, only my honest opinion – which I’ve done. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.*