A Borrowed Life, Kerry Anne King
A Borrowed Life, Kerry Anne King
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A Borrowed Life

Author: Kerry Anne King

Narrator: Teri Clark Linden

Unabridged: 10 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/22/2020

Synopsis

From the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Whisper Me This comes an emotional and sharply witty novel about how life’s unexpected detours can ultimately bring you home.For thirty years Liz has perfectly played the part of Mrs. Thomas Lightsey, exemplary pastor’s wife and mother. But maintaining appearances for the congregation and catering to her demanding husband takes a toll, and she’s lost herself in meeting the expectations of others. When Thomas suddenly dies, Liz feels shock, grief, and, to her surprise, the siren song of freedom. Dare she dream of a life to call her own?Despite the resistance of her daughter, Abigail, to even the smallest changes, Liz lands a role at the community theater. Inspired by new friends and the character she plays, she explores life’s possibilities, including an unexpected—and steamy—relationship with her leading man.Just when Liz thinks she might be winning, life hits her with an unthinkable shock. She’s pregnant at forty-nine. Torn between conflicting loyalties to her daughter, her lover, her unborn baby, and herself, can Liz find a way to rebuild her dream life one more time?

About Kerry Anne King

Kerry Anne King is the Washington Post and Amazon Charts bestselling author of Closer Home, I Wish You Happy, Whisper Me This, and Everything You Are. Licensed as both an RN and a mental-health counselor, she draws on her experience working in the medical and mental-health fields to explore themes of loss, grief, and transformation—but always with a dose of hope and humor. Kerry lives in a little house in the big woods of the Inland Northwest with her Viking, three cats, a dog, and a yard full of wild turkeys and deer. She also writes fantasy and mystery novels as Kerry Schafer. Visit Kerry at www.kerryanneking.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Debra on September 23, 2020

For twenty-six years, Liz Lightsey was the perfect Pastor's wife and mother. But when she finds herself a widow at 49, she realizes that she has been living for everyone but herself. She has done everything her husband wanted, and put her aspirations and interests on hold. Now, she has an opportunit......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on October 07, 2020

Is this a gorgeous book cover or what? Liz has been married for twenty-six years, the perfect wife to a pastor, Thomas. She’s also a mom. Her husband becomes more and more demanding over the years, and she feels as though she’s lost herself. Thomas passes away suddenly, Liz feels all the grief you’d i......more

Goodreads review by Berit☀️✨ on September 25, 2020

Wow! What a book! Kerry Anne King hit it out of the park with this beautifully written authentic story. The book kicks off with Elizabeth the pastor‘s wife hosting a knitting group at her house. Liz has about had it with knitting one and purling too. When her controlling husband Thomas dies of a hea......more

Goodreads review by Mary Jackson on September 21, 2020

My second book by King, oh boy was in for a treat with this one. I read it in one sitting, I could not put it down. The characters and the story were perfectly written and the fast pace read had me wanting more. King is becoming one of those authors I long to grab her books to get away from reality......more

Goodreads review by SheLovesThePages on September 21, 2020

Well, King has done it again! I absolutely adored Every Thing You Are and A Borrowed Life is just as wonderful and unputdownable!! She has quickly become one of my #autobuyauthors ❤️. I really felt a complete understanding with the main character, Liz. I think many of us can. That feeling that we ha......more

Quotes

“King’s fans will love this tale of rejuvenation.” —Publishers Weekly“In this vivid and triumphant tale, a woman loses her controlling husband and discovers she’s been tightly contained in a cocoon for decades. Learning who she is, one step at a time like an unsteady toddler, means challenging everything and every relationship in her life—and grappling with surprises that will turn her world upside down. Is she Elizabeth, the tight-laced pastor’s wife, or Liz, the thespian who has a point of view all her own? Earthy, unpredictable, and wildly enjoyable.” —Barbara O’Neal, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids“Watching Liz Lightsey come back to life after years of letting her identity slide away is a treat. A Borrowed Life shows Kerry Anne King at her empathetic best, writing a tale of passion, meaning, and growth at any age, and leaving this reader touched and delighted!” —Kelly Harms, Washington Post bestselling author of The Bright Side of Going Dark

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