The renewal

Format:

Book

Title:

The renewal

Author:

Kraus, Terri, 1953-

ISBN:

9780781448901

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

Colorado Springs, CO : David C. Cook, 2009.

Physical Description:

367 pages ; 21 cm.

General Note:

Includes a note from the author and discussion questions.

Summary:

Leslie Ruskin has just purchased the historic Midlands Building, which--like her life--needs a little renovation. She and her five-year-old daughter are starting over after a devastating divorce--but standing on the sidewalk looking up at the seedy downtoan brownstone, Leslie wonders if she's done the right thing. It needs work. A lot of work.--From publisher's description.

Subject(s):

Single mothers -- Fiction.

Divorced women -- Fiction.

Christian life -- Fiction.

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Summary

Leslie Ruskin has just purchased the historic Midlands Building, which -like her life - needs a little renovation. After a devastating divorce Leslie wonders if she's done the right thing. It needs a lot of work.Jack Kenyon, a master carpenter, is starting over too. Haunted by loneliness and his past failures, Jack finds it difficult to maintain his sobriety.Will they find the renewal their lives so desperately need?

Author Notes

After nine co-authored books with her husband Jim, Terri Kraus , has added her award-winning interior designer's eye to her world of fiction. She comes to the Restoration series naturally, having survived the remodel, renovation and restoration of three separate residences. She makes her home in Wheaton, IL, with her husband, son Elliot, schnauzer Rufus and Siberian cat Petey.

Reviews (1)

Library Journal Review

Newly divorced Leslie Ruskin moves into her new home with her five-year-old child, but the old house needs a lot of work. Her lead carpenter has his own demons to face from the past as he battles for sobriety. The author (The Renovation: Carter Mansion) also writes inspirational novels with her husband, Jim. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.