Finding Me, by Kathryn Cushman

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After her father's death, Kelli discovers a shocking secret: She has a family she's never known. She may want answers, but are some doors better left shut?

Finding Me, by Kathryn Cushman

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4917172 in Books
• Brand: Cushman, Kathryn
• Published on: 2015-05-01
• Format: Large Print
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.20" h x 5.80" w x 8.70" l, .0 pounds
• Binding: Library Binding
• 500 pages

Finding Me, by Kathryn Cushman

From the Back Cover What would you do if you learned your life was a lie? All her life, Kelli Huddleston has been told the story of a fire--a fire that killed her mother and two siblings when she was an infant. After her father's death though, she uncovers evidence of a different story, including clippings about a boat accident that killed a young father and his infant daughter. And Kelli quietly realizes the story of her life has been a fiction. How far would you go to discover the truth?Armed with only a few pictures of what she thinks might be her family, Kelli crosses the country to Tennessee, determined to uncover the truth about what happened over twenty years ago in a small southern town. When the trip threatens to open doors to the past better left shut, and her plans for the future are jeopardized, Kelli is faced with an agonizing choice that will change her life forever."Cushman tells a deeply moving story of painful revelation and hard-won redemption steeped in small-town, southern charm, a tale full of heart and hope for all who have ever wished to feel that they truly belong." -Booklist"Cushman has created a delightful cast....This is storytelling at its finest as Kelli uncovers missing pieces, heals broken places, and finds redemption in true discovery. This story will have broad appeal to a female audience of nearly any age." -Christian Retailers + Resources

About the Author Kathryn Cushman is a graduate of Samford University with a degree in pharmacy. She is the acclaimed author of over a half-dozen novels, including  Leaving Yesterday and A Promise to Remember, which were both finalists for the Carol Award in Women's Fiction. Kathryn and her family make their home in Santa Barbara, California.

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful. It was a great hook to get me interested in reading the story By Denise What first made me choose to read Finding Me was the description of the book. It was a great hook to get me interested in reading the story. But the biggest reason I wanted to read it was the fact that I’ve loved the other books I’ve read by Cushman. Going into this book I expected Cushman to tackle some of the harder issues in life as she has in her previous works.This was a book that was hard for me to put down. It has just the right amount of suspense to keep you turning the pages but not so much that it needed to be published in the suspense genre. Cushman has a real talent for providing the perfect amount of backstory to her characters.It is quite clear reading Cushman’s novels that either she or people very close to her have gone through some deep pain in their lives. She writes from a place that only experience can provide insight into.I can honestly say I’ve never read a book with a story line quite like this one. I truly enjoyed reading a fresh perspective in Christian Fiction. Cushman’s book is sure to be treasured by anyone who loves contemporary Christian fiction with just a little romance and suspense thrown in. I believe anyone who loves Karen Kingsbury’s books would also like Cushman’s.One of the best parts about reading Christian Fiction is finding stories that not only captivate your interest and entertain you but also that force you to look deep inside yourself to ponder how you would react in certain situations. This is one of those books. As you read you find yourself searching your heart to see how you would respond and what decisions you would make and to me that is what makes a great book.Bethany House provided me with a complementary copy of this book in exchange for my honest review

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. A Nice Quick Read with A Few Minor Issues By B Prince ** Minor spoiler alert ** This story opens with a very brief look into the mind of David Waters/Don Huddleston prior to the “accident” that this entire book revolves around. This glimpse into David’s thoughts is the only time we see anything from his point of view but his thoughts and actions of that moment has a lasting impact on lives of so many people 25 years later when he dies in a car accident.While cleaning out his belongings, Kelli finds an envelope that contains her father’s biggest secret – that he had faked his and Kelli’s death and walked away from a wife and two other children. Kelli is determined to meet this family she never knew existed and find what about her mother would excuse what her father did all those years ago.Right out of the gate, this book captured my attention. Kelli is a likable character and is well developed. The author does a great job of bringing the reader through the many emotions that Kelli is feeling; fear, elation, love, respect. The other character who is well developed is that of Kenmore, David Water’s business partner and friend. I really enjoyed getting to know Kenmore and I found he acted almost like a guide for Kelli. There are a number of other characters throughout the book but I felt the most attachment to these two particular characters.Unfortunately, there are a few very critical characters to this story that I just could not get a feel for, one being Allison, Kelli’s biological mother. Luckily, there’s enough “meat” to this story to allow this to slide. A couple of other minor characters such as Miss Birdyshaw just didn’t seem to be needed in this story and served as a distraction more than anything else. Other minor characters, such as Opal, would have been great except again, they were never developed for us to really understand them and a few we see one time and never hear anything about them again.The romance between Kelli and Shane is also an aspect that seems to distract from the story. Either the romance should have been developed more or left out entirely; as it stood it seemed to be only a filler, as if the author needed to throw it in there to make a certain set of readers happy. I always say, if you can take it out of the book and the story doesn’t change, then it’s not needed. That was indeed the case with this particular situation, especially the two moments where Amy, the girl from Shane’s past, enters the story. Those pages would have been better dedicated to maybe developing Allison a bit more.Overall, the book is a wonderful read that hits on themes of family, atonement and redemption, as well as not repeating the mistakes of the past. I’d easily give this book a 3.5 out of 5.I received a copy of this book from Bethany House Publishing in exchange for an honest review. The thoughts expressed here are my own

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Amazingly well written By Joan N. This is an amazingly well written and thought provoking novel. How would you react if, after your father and step-mother died in an automobile accident, as you were going through your father's papers, you found evidence that your childhood was nothing like what you had been told?That's exactly what happened to Kelli. She had been told that her mother and older siblings had died in a tragic house fire. But in her father's file she finds newspaper clippings of a different tragic accident – a father and young daughter presumed lost in a boating accident, their bodies never found. The names are different, but the photo is her father.Kellie is stunned by her discovery. When she loses her job over being truthful to a woman her boss was billing for work he never did, she decides to find out the truth. With only a family name and the name of a town in Tennessee, she heads out to find out who she is.This novel gave me much to think about. How much of who we are comes from what we have been told about our childhood? How would we feel if we found out in our twenties that our origin is not at all what we thought? How would we feel that the father we loved and trusted so much was actually living a lie? How would we feel knowing that we might have a parent or siblings we never knew existed? Would we want to meet them?Cushman has done an excellent job in crafting this novel and developing the story. I was right there with Kellie, feeling her pain and confusion. I struggled right along with her in every soul searching decision. All of the characters are realistic and very well developed.The characters are great. The plot is great. The writing is superb. I highly recommend this novel. There is a discussion guide and I can imagine a lively reading group having much to discuss in this novel.I received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher for the purpose of an independent and honest review.

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