Title: Pseudonym
Author: Dennis E. Hensley & Diana Savage
Pages: 352
Year: 2016
Genre: Contemporary Novel
Publisher: Whitaker House
Format: Paperback (also available in eBook)
Note: I received a free copy of this book through The Book
Club Network in exchange for my honest opinion.
About the book:
Growing up on an
Indiana farm, Sheila Davis has one dream – to become a professional writer. But
her father sees no reason for his daughter’s fanciful thoughts to pull her away
from her duties at home. After winning a scholarship, Sheila convinces her dad
to let her attend a summer writing course at a nearby school, where she
flourishes, thanks in large part to the encouragement of her high school
English teacher.
It seems as
though fate has smiled on her when a whirlwind romance with upperclassman Dan
Gray turns into a proposal of marriage, with a promise to support her
educational and professional dreams if she’ll delay them and hold a job long enough
for him to complete his degree. But Dan’s personal agenda sentences Sheila to
years of menial work as he climbs the ladder of academia and secretly sabotages
her every attempt to become a published author.
The longing never
dies, however, and when Sheila gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take a
shot at getting published, she risks everything and dives in – only to
encounter some stunning twists and turns she never anticipated, never prepared
for, and never even imagined she’d have to confront.
My review:
A masterfully
written contemporary novel!
The characters
were so well developed and presented that I felt like they stepped right out of
the book. I loved Sheila Davis Gray. I also detested Dan Gray. I was on an
emotional roller coaster throughout this book as I connected with everything
that was happening.
One of the key
issues that kept coming up was the topic of forgiveness. There were some
absolutely incredible countrified expressions used in these discussions that
really appealed to me.
I hope that this
team of writers, work together again. I will definitely be interested in any
other books they write.
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