Joy after noon

Reviewed by: Ceil Carey, retired public librarian and long-time book discussion leader

Title:

Joy after noon

Author:

Debra Coleman Jeter

Publisher:

Elk Lake Publishing

Date:

2019

Format:

Paperback

Length:

214 pages

OVERVIEW:

This is a story of a second marriage and a blended family and most of all, misconceptions. When Joy marries a widowed bank executive, she continually misreads his feelings and actions as well as those of his two teenaged daughters. Feeling she can never live up to their perfect first wife and mother, then finding herself coming short on her attempts at tenure, Joy finds her life falling apart at the seams. Can she find the happiness she so desires in this marriage? Can she be the stepmother she craves to be and these girls need? The answer, of course, is communication, not only with each other but with the Lord as well.

ASSESSMENT

Rating (1 to 5):

3

Suggested Audience:

Christian fiction fans, teens and adults

Christian Impact:

Readers will see the results of lack of communication, particularly between husband and wife, as well as communication with God.