My review of The Perfect Life by Robin Lee Hatcher
Posted by:
Michelle Sutton on
March 9, 2008 at
8:40PM EST
About the book:
Katherine Clarkson has the perfect life. Married to Brad, a loving and
handsome husband, respected in their church and the community. Two
grown daughters on the verge of starting families of their own. A
thriving ministry. Good friends. A comfortable life.
She has it all--until the day a reporter appears with shocking
allegations. Splashed across the local news are accusations of Brad's
financial impropriety at his foundation and worse, an affair with a
former employee. Without warning, Katherine's marriage is shattered and
her family torn apart. The reassuring words she's spoken to many
brokenhearted women over the years offer little comfort now.
Her world spinning, Katherine wonders if she can find the truth in the
chaos that consumes her. How can she survive the loss of what she
thought was the perfect life?
My review:
The Perfect Life had a riveting beginning. I was dying to know what had
actually happened. Then it looked like the mystery was over and I
wasn't sure I wanted to finish the story. However, I decided to give it
a chance and am glad I did because the story didn't shake out the way
it seemed like it would at first. It's very hard to sustain tension and
genuine spiritual struggles in a novel about marriage relationships
without it getting annoying for the reader due to the harping and
bitterness that tends to develop within a storyline where trust is
broken in marriage. However, the author does a fabulous job with this
novel and not once did I want to slap the heroine, as is often the
case. The tension in The Perfect Life was realistically done and
believable. The spiritual arc was fabulous and extremely honest. In
short, I loved this story and highly recommend it, especially for
couples who have discovered a lack of trust in their relationship.
The Perfect Life was published by Thomas Nelson and released in February 2008.
