This Side of Heaven, Karen Kingsbury
This Side of Heaven, Karen Kingsbury
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This Side of Heaven

Author: Karen Kingsbury

Narrator: Christina Moore

Unabridged: 8 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/30/2010


Synopsis

From New York Times best-selling author Karen Kingsbury comes an unforgettable story of love struggling against all odds to snatch hope from the jaws of despair. Annie Warren's concern for her adult son Josh has intensified ever since a drunk driver careened into him. Disabled and in constant pain, Josh has put his life on hold while awaiting an insurance settlement that seems never to come. Yet as Annie sifts through the rubble of Josh's life, she uncovers a treasure of surpassing value-the greatest gift he could give her this side of heaven.

About Karen Kingsbury

American author, Karen Kingsbury, is the country's bestselling, inspirational storyteller. She has over twenty-five million copies of her books in print. She knew she wanted to be a writer as soon as ten years old, falling for the Dr. Seuss at the age of 5. She was born in Fairfax, Virginia, but given her dad's computer programming job, the family of seven moved quite often. When Karen was 10, they moved to the San Fernando Valley of Southern California. Just thirty minutes from the beach, she spent hours sitting on the sand, reading her books, and dreaming of being a novelist.

Karen's journalism teacher placed her on the newspaper staff at Pierce College, and told her to never stop writing. She graduated from California State University at Northridge with a degree in journalism. She immediately began a job as a sports writer for the Los Angeles Times. She wrote mostly high school sports articles in the beginning, but later wrote for college and national professional sports. It was during this time that she met her future husband, Don. He was a handsome young man with an extraordinary love of Jesus Christ. Karen tells the story that he came to pick her up for their first date, with Bible in hand. It became what she considered annoying after three months, so she confronted him about it. Don left that day, but God would bring them back together. She unknowingly came to understand Don's thoughts about life as a Christian. They married and lived their married life as God would see fit. When she found out she was pregnant after six months of marriage, she did not know how she
would take care of a baby with such a busy work schedule. Don said that God would show them the way to write at home. Later, she submitted an article to People Magazine, and they thought the article would make a great book. Karen submitted a book proposal, a bidding war resulted, and she ended up with a book deal that paid her a little more than she already made in one whole year of work. She has been home writing books ever since.

Karen wrote four books in the crime genre, then decided to switch to books that glorified God. Her first novel in the new genre was ......Where Yesterday Lives. It was published in 1997, the same year their third child was born. Ever since her first novel, she wrote life-changing fiction. She said God puts a story on her heart and in her mind. Many of her books are under development with Hallmark Films and as major movies.

Karen and Don now live in Tennessee. She is an adjunct professor of writing at Liberty University. In 2001, they adopted three boys from Haiti, very quickly doubling their family. They are now empty nesters, living near their five adult children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Janna Ryan on February 13, 2009

There are certain times when you need to read a book like "This Side of Heaven". Days when emotions are pent up and you need an outlet. Moments when you need to think outside of yourself and your problems and think about the rest of the world. Instances when you need to let go and let God. This book......more

Goodreads review by Aleida on November 03, 2019

Wauw! Wat een mooi verhaal was dit. Ik kan het niet anders zeggen. Ik werd algauw in het verhaal getrokken waardoor er allerlei emoties bij mij naar boven kwamen tijdens het lezen. Het was al weer even geleden dat een verhaal mij zo mee trok. Ik heb van elke bladzijde genoten! Zeker een aanrader!......more

Goodreads review by LadyCalico on October 15, 2011

Some good points but they were hard to find, buried among the fluff and hokey--some great Bible lessons but really poor characterization and story-telling. Will you shed tears over this story? Only if you cry over the Old Navy mannequins commercials--the characters have the same lack of depth, anima......more

Goodreads review by Laura on October 26, 2024

OCTOBER 2024 - This book was so repetitive. It really got on my nerves. I felt like it could have been 200 pages shorter. It was just ok.......more

Goodreads review by Sheleea on July 06, 2024

This book will bring you many emotions. I’ve always been a fan of Karen Kingsbury. Have your tissues ready as it’s an emotional roller coaster-God’s plans for our lives have an impact in the most unexpected ways- remember to love and know God’s path for others is for them and we shouldn’t question -......more