Review: Reinventing Leona by Lynne Gentry

Publisher's Description:


Leona Harper loves being a pastor's wife. Her impressive resume touts thirty years of coaxing hot water from rusty parsonage plumbing, planning church potlucks, and standing beside her husband while members take potshots at his sermons. Except for the little tiff with her grown children, Leona feels her life is right on track with the wishes of the Almighty...until her husband drops dead in the pulpit.

When the church board decides to fill the Reverend's vacated position Leona is forced to find a paying job, mend her fractured family, and tackle her fears. With life spiraling out of control, Leona might find the church members antics comical if she weren't so completely panicked. Can the faith of an overwhelmed widow withstand the added heartache of two resentful children and several underhanded church members? If Leona can't trust God, how will she learn to trust herself? 

My Review:

A truly heartwarming story that will make you laugh and cry. The characters are both believable and likeable, and the plot is strong. I have to say that it is not a romance novel, its more a "coming of age" novel - where the heroine has to overcome personal tragedy. I did like this book, and I'm sure other readers will too - to say much more about the book, I think, would take away from the story itself.

My Rating: 

Publication Date: 1 July 2011

Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers

Note: I received pre-release access to this book free from the publisher via NetGalley for the purposes of review. I am not required to give a positive review, just an honest one. The opinions expressed are my own.