Friday, October 14, 2011

This week, the
 
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
 
is introducing
 
Reclaiming Lily
 
Bethany House (October 1, 2011)
 
by
 
Patti Lacy
 


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:


Patti Lacy, Baylor graduate, taught community college humanities until God called her to span seas and secrets in her novels, An Irishwoman's Tale and What the Bayou Saw.


The secrets women keep and why they keep them continue to enliven Patti's gray matter. A third book, The Rhythm of Secrets, released in January of 2011. Patti's, Reclaiming Lily, documents a tug-of-war between a Harvard-educated doctor and an American pastor and his wife for a precious child and explores adoption issues, China's "One Child" policy, and both Christian and secular views of sacrifice.

Patti also facilitates writing seminars in schools, libraries, and at conferences and has been called to present her testimony, "All the Broken Pieces," at women's retreats. She also leads a Beth Moore Bible study at her beloved Grace Church and has had a blast planning the September 2009 wedding of her firstborn, Sarah.

Patti and her husband Alan, an Illinois State faculty member, live in Normal with their handsome son Thomas, who attends Heartland Community College. On sunny evenings, you can catch the three strolling the streets of Normal with their dog Laura, whom they've dubbed a "Worchestershire Terrier" for her "little dab of this breed, a little dab of that breed."


ABOUT THE BOOK  


A storm the size of Texas brews when Gloria Powell and Kai Chang meet in a Dallas hotel. They have come to discuss the future of Lily, the daughter Gloria adopted from China and the sister Kai hopes to reclaim. Kai is a doctor who had to give up her little sister during the Cultural Revolution and has since discovered that an inherited genetic defect may be waiting to fatally strike Lily.


Gloria's relationship with her daughter is tattered and strained, and the arrival of Kai, despite the woman's apparent good intentions, makes Gloria fearful. Gloria longs to restore her relationship with Lily, but in the wake of this potentially devastating diagnosis, is Kai an answer to prayer...or will her arrival force Gloria to sacrifice more than she ever imagined?

If you would like to read the first chapter of reclaiming Lily, go HERE.

5 comments:

patti lacy said...

Cheryl, I've missed chatting online!
Thank you for highlighting Lily and Kai and Gloria on your great blog! Love the fabric remnants!!
Blessings,
Patti

Cheryl Klarich said...

Hi Patti!
I had hoped to get a review up with this post. I am loving Reclaiming Lily, and want to share my thoughts when I'm finished.

Blessings Patti, great work.

Terri Tiffany said...

Well I love Patti's work and am glad you shared more about her:))

Rachna Chhabria said...

Patti's book sounds good!

Cheryl Klarich said...

Terri! Good to have you! I loved Reclaiming Lily and will talk about it more.

Hi Rachna! You are so right. Patti is an excellent story teller!