The Names They Gave Us, Emery Lord
The Names They Gave Us, Emery Lord
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The Names They Gave Us

Author: Emery Lord

Narrator: Yinka Ladeinde

Unabridged: 11 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/21/2024


Synopsis

Lucy Hansson was ready for a perfect summer with her boyfriend, working at her childhood Bible camp on the lake and spending quality time with her parents. But when her mom's cancer reappears, Lucy falters--in her faith and in her ability to cope. When her boyfriend "pauses" their relationship and her summer job switches to a different camp--one for troubled kids--Lucy isn't sure how much more she can handle. Attempting to accept a new normal, Lucy slowly regains footing among her vibrant, diverse coworkers, Sundays with her mom, and a crush on a fellow counselor. But when long-hidden family secrets emerge, can Lucy set aside her problems and discover what grace really means?
Emotionally charged and unforgettable, Emery Lord's storytelling shines with the promise of new love and true friendship, even in the face of life's biggest challenges.

About Emery Lord

Emery Lord is the author of Open Road Summer; The Start of Me and You; When We Collided, which was a Schneider Family Book Award Winner, a YALSA-ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers, and a YALSA-ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults Books; and The Names They Gave Us. She lives in Ohio with her family and several shelves of books that she considers friends.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Korrina on May 24, 2017

Wow...that was fantastic! I really didn't think I would connect with this story because I usually shy away from stories focused on religion, but I was so wrong. This story was beautiful, heartbreaking and powerful. Definitely my favourite Emery Lord novel I've read. Highly recommend it!......more

Goodreads review by emma on June 23, 2024

I am shocked by how much I liked this book. More accurately, I am shocked I liked this at all. Emery Lord and I have a mixed history, for one thing (I hated two of her books and thought one was fine). Also, nothing about the synopsis of this sounds particularly Me. While I do like contemporaries, espe......more

Goodreads review by Lala on May 10, 2017

Wow. Booktube review: [URL not allowed]......more

Goodreads review by Charlotte on May 01, 2023

I really enjoyed this! And I’m actually surprised as religious books can be very hit and miss. Lucy has everything planned out. Summer with her boyfriend and camp with her parents like every year. But when her mums cancer comes back she struggles with her faith. Everything that seemed straight forwa......more

Goodreads review by Dannii on August 16, 2017

I have always found the faith of others to be a beautiful thing, but also something that has always been distant from my own life, asides from one summer when I was nine-years-old where I convinced myself I was going to become a nun after seeing Julie Andrews in 'The Sound of Music'. Through Lucy's......more