The middle daughter Claire is a doctor who is recently divorced after her husband discovered she ‘settled’ for him. Claire juggles her career and child and dog, adding up to tension and high blood pressure. With her keen eye for human foibles and emotional truth, humor and deep feeling, acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Therese Anne Fowler's It All Comes Down to This delivers a stylish, insightful take on the dysfunctional family dramedy. I selected this book knowing only that it was a piece of historical fiction at a high school library. The books were wrapped in grocery bag paper, which was a fun way to experience a new book. He wants us to make disciples by teaching them the commands of Jesus and teaching them to observe those commands. Jesus wants those who are willing to become more like Him! He doesn’t just want us to know His ways, He wants us to observe His ways.

Meanwhile, a man has returned to the island seeking a home, staying at the home of an old friend. He wants to buy the sister’s family cabin. But he shares a history with one of them, and it won’t be working in his favor. Jesus didn’t want His followers to stay in Galilee, although the go did include Galilee. Jesus doesn’t want us to stay in Bartow or Polk County, although the go does include Bartow and Polk County.It’s a book to have a little fun with — not to take seriously — even though serious issues are examined — Today is the end of the book. Today, we learn what Jesus left us with before He left the earth to be with the Father in heaven. Church, it all comes down to this.

This is yet another book that I felt missed a golden opportunity to explore emotional connections on a deep level. And why was that? There’s not really much going on in the terms of plot. It’s more of a domestic slice-of-life story.CHARACTERS: I LOVED the mother, Matriarch Marti Geller, as well as C.J., Arlo, and his grandmother. Relatively speaking, I’m a newbie to audiobooks. I first listened to one in January 2022, less than a year ago, and while I’m a fan, I often find them more difficult to rate and review than books in print. Particularly when it comes to audiobooks that I don’t love because I seem to inevitably wonder: would I have enjoyed the book more had I read it instead of listened to it? Could the narrator have not been to my liking rather than the book itself? It’s hard to know.

The cabby pulled up close to a gap between parked cars, making space for Marti to get out safely. “Here you go.” In early 2020, I released A Good Neighborhood, my modern take on classic tragedy. Many of you embraced it and supported it, and continue to do so. Thank you so much for that. I received an ARC from NetGalley called 'It All Comes Down to This' by Karen English, and here is my unbiased review.The novel had the unfortunate timing of hitting shelves on March 10, the sa In early 2020, I released A Good Neighborhood, my modern take on classic tragedy. Many of you embraced it and supported it, and continue to do so. Thank you so much for that. Near the end of 2019 I read Therese Anne Fowler’s A Good Neighborhood, which I loved, but it’s the only other book of hers I’ve read. I’d hoped to enjoy this one as much, or nearly as much, but… alas, it was apparently not meant to be.

Perhaps the biggest reason for this is the sisters. Not one of them is likable. They're selfish. And it’s difficult to empathize with their troubles.

what it (all) comes down to

Jesus was sent by the Father to the earth, He was given a mission by the Father, He fulfilled that mission, and He now has full authority to pass on God’s mission to His followers. You’d be amazed at the volume of prison conversation that had centered on women’s breasts. On body parts generally. On sex in every possible form—incarceration made some men really creative. C.J. had chosen not to take part in those conversations. He’d chosen not to take part in most everything optional in the pen, a place he was not meant to be. And yet there he had been, and this made him wonder about meant to be and about fate in general. I'm not sure if the author intended this story to pull on the heartstrings, but I couldn't help but have a little cry at the end of it. Possibly it is a cry for having to leave Sophie to continue her life and not know what happens to her next , or maybe its a cry for Sophie, knowing I leave her to continue her struggles with the prejudice she receives. Who knows, but I'm crying just the same, which is wonderful! I love a book that makes me cry.. I resonated with Marti on many levels! Being in the last chapter of your life, single, and facing her terminal cancer, she wants to control things her way and die with dignity. Don't we all? She refused to do the deathbed confession thing. Her girls would find out later. She did not want to die surrounded by the girls and their families. I get it; same here.