Finding Our
Way Home by Charlene Ann Baumbich
This is the
first time I read this author and was very happy with this book. In fact, I found it difficult to put this book down.
Sasha Davis, a
ballerina, has suffered an injury that has led to the end of her successful
career. Not adjusting well, she had returned to her childhood home and is living
in seclusion. Unfortunately she never learned how to cook and needs assistance
with some household chores, so a companion has to be hired. Enter Evelyn Burt,
a lively and active young woman who comes with her own set of issues. Just engaged,
Evelyn is a bundle of energy with an outlook on life that is totally different from
the life Sasha has chosen for herself.
As these
two women live and work together, changes take place in both lives. Sasha has
to face up to the fact that her injury was the result of health issues that
even her husband didn’t know about. Husband? This comes as a surprise to Evelyn
when she learns of his existence. She realizes Sasha has shut herself off from
the world and sees no future for herself outside of being an invalid. She
begins to encourage Sasha to take an interest in life again, beginning with
watching birds bathing to reading the wide range of books brought home from the
library. As Sasha sees the potential in her life and regains her ability to
walk, she begins to help Evelyn see that there is so much in life for her also.
Evelyn begins to realize that even though her engagement has ended, she cannot
live her life solely by fulfilling the wants and desires of others. She has a
future and goals that Sasha and her husband help her move into.
I received
this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.
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