Her New Story
Her New Story by Laura Bradford has Tess Baker, an investigative reporter for In Depth magazine, feeling less than friendly towards the world after discovering her husband of six months cheating on her with her best friend since childhood. The only highlight in Tess’s life is the upcoming travel assignment disbursement. Tess is hoping she will get a tropical destination. Unfortunately, Tess had a front row spot to special moment between two celebrities and she did not even notice which lost the magazine a major coup. Instead of a plane ticket to a tropical locale, Tess is handed a bus ticket to Pennsylvania. Tess will spend the next month with an Amish family. She is hoping to find a juicy story that will get her back in the good graces of her boss. Murph, Tess’s mentor, wants Tess will find a way to go on living again and let go of the bitterness that is eating her alive. What type of story will Tess uncover that will get her the notoriety she desires?
Her New Story by Laura Bradford
is a poignant story about healing, forgiveness, friendship, and hope. I thought Her New Story was well-written with
realistic characters. Tess Baker, an
investigative reporter with In Depth magazine, suffered a terrible betrayal
when her husband cheated on her with her best friend. I could feel Tess’s pain and understand her
betrayal. She has decided to trust no
one but herself and to focus on work. Tess’s
new resolve is a little late after she misses a major story. She is getting a last opportunity to prove
her worth thanks to her mentor, Murph.
Blue Ball, Pennsylvania is not the destination Tess had in mind. Tess had little knowledge of Amish before
arriving in town. Her assumptions about
Amish show how little people really know about this group of people. We get to see Tess immerse herself in the
culture and learn about the truth about the Amish. Her betrayal, though, colors her
outlook. I appreciated the epilogue at
the end, but I wish it had been a tad longer.
I liked meeting Mildred, the woman Tess met on the bus on her way to Pennsylvania.
It is a shame that Tess was not open to what Mildred was imparting. I hope that Tess can be that woman
someday. I enjoyed the descriptions of
the King farm and Blue Ball. It sounds
like a peaceful place that I would love to visit. Naomi King was a wise, caring
woman with a large brood (Little Rueben was adorable). Naomi had a wonderful group of friends who
each taught a lesson to Tess. I liked
that we get to catch up with Danielle, Katie, Hannah, Emma and especially Miss
Lottie. I appreciated that we get Miss
Lottie’s complete story. It was
interesting reading about the portable propane lamp. I had never heard of such an item before this
book. Her New Story is a special tale with
quilting quandaries, an abysmal betrayal, fine friends, a grumpy mentor, abominable
muck, unanticipated assignment, and surprising results.
Kris
The
Avid Reader
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