AUTHOR: Katie Powner
DATE: 2022
PUBLISHER: Bethany House
STARS: *****
From the back cover:
When confident and handsome Eric Larson is sent to a rural Montana town to work in the local branch of his uncle's financial company, he's determined to exceed everyone's expectations, earn a promotion, and be back in Seattle by the end of summer. Yet nothing could prepare him for the lessons this small town has in store.
At forty-six years old, eccentric and outspoken Eunice Parker has come to accept her terminal illness and has given herself one final goal: seek forgiveness from everyone on her bucket list before her time runs out. But it will take more courage than she can muster on her own.
After an accident pushes Eric and Eunice together, the unlikely pair is forced to spend more time with each other than either would like, which challenges their deepest prejudices and beliefs. As summer draws to a close, neither Eric nor Eunice is where they thought they would be, but they both wrestle with the same important question: What matters most when the end is near?
My review:
Eric Larson may have been good-looking, but his personality lacked substance. To put it bluntly, he was a snob—a rich, handsome snob who wanted only to prove to his uncle that he was ready for a tenth-floor office in the Seattle office. So when he bumped into Eunice Parker, literally, this story took off in an intriguing direction.
Where the Blue Sky Begins weaves secrets, regrets, dreams together in one touching, memorable tapestry as Eric and Eunice learn that not everything or everyone is as it first appears. I love this story and award it five stars. I was given a copy of this book courtesy of Graf-Martin and Baker Publishing Group. All opinions are my own.