At the scent of water : a novel

Format:

Book (large print)

Title:

At the scent of water : a novel

Author:

Nichols, Linda, 1954-

ISBN:

9780764229879

9780764227295

9780764229886

9780764206689

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

414 pages ; 22 cm

Summary:

Life is rewarding for Samuel Truelove. He's a gifted heart surgeon, he's married to the love of his life, and he has a beautiful daughter. But when he misdiagnoses his daughter's illness and is suddenly called away to perform emergency surgery, a deadly cascade of events is set in motion. After multiple tragedies, Sam withdraws into himself, takes a leave of absence, and joins a small town clinic. His search for redemption and healing will test the idea that God has the power--and the will--to repair what seems irreparably broken.

Subject(s):

Physicians -- Fiction.

Fathers and daughters -- Fiction.

Children -- Death -- Fiction.

Forgiveness -- Fiction.

Genre:

Psychological fiction.

Fiction

Psychological fiction

Christian fiction.

Holds:

Available:*

Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Dallas Public Library	INSPIRATIONAL - NICHOLS	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Monmouth Public Library	Fic Nichols, L. 2004	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Stayton Public Library	IF NICHOLS Linda	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

A gifted heart surgeon encounters a deadly cascade of events and searches for healing in this contemporary novel that reveals God's power to fix broken lives.

Author Notes

Linda Nichols, a graduate of the University of Washington, is a novelist with a unique gift for touching readers' hearts with her stories. Her novel At the Scent of Water was selected as a Book of the Year finalist by ForeWord Magazine. Linda and her family make their home in Tacoma, Washington.

Reviews (1)

Library Journal Review

Heart surgeon Samuel Truelove once put his career before his family, which cost him his daughter's life and his wife's devotion. Now he works in a small North Carolina clinic to atone for his sins of pride, hoping that his estranged wife who has fled to the West Coast will forgive him. While Nichols is a master at creating complex, intriguing characters in difficult relationships, her newest title is not as enthralling as last year's If I Gained the World. Still, the literary quality is above average and worth checking out. Readers who lean toward Nicholas Sparks's relationship dramas (A Walk To Remember; Message in a Bottle) will enjoy getting lost in this emotion-packed tale. For most collections. Nichols lives in Tacoma, WA. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.