A Divorced Mother Talks to God

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Summary: Better than fiction!
Review: "A Divorced Mother Talks to God," by impressive writer Shirley Priscilla Johnson is a non-fiction that reads better than a lot of fiction books I have read on this topic. I applaud this woman not just as a fabulous writer but for her strength as well. Ms. Johnson is a very impressive woman to be sure! To go through what she has gone through and survive is an amazing task in itself. Thank you so much for sharing your story. You are indeed a very brave woman and an inspiration to many. You have taken a few of life's stumbling blocks and turned them into stepping-stones! GOOD FOR YOU! Your story is both a real page turner and a tear-jerker and I would give your book "10" Stars if that were an option!

(A Highly Recommended True Story!)

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Summary: Midwest Book Review says "effective...inspiring"....
Review: Every so often I run across a book that stays in my mind and heart for weeks after reading it. This is just such a book. It was not what I expected in any way. Oh, I suspected it would be well worth reading, but the raw heart of this woman embedded in her prose was overwhelming. Her story made me cry until my nose ran and I couldn't see to read.

Shirley Johnson's non-fiction story is simply written, from a heart that manages to hope despite her struggles. How this young mother with small children found the strength to hope that her marriage would hold together is beyond my imagination. Years of physical and mental abuse, infidelity, and broken promises were all she had to show for her devotion. Despite it all, she still believed her marriage could be saved.

Hope finally dies on a long road trip south. With a callousness I found blood chilling, the author's husband puts on a loving masquerade to lure his wife and children far from home. He abandons his frightened wife and helpless babies, leaves them to fend for themselves. His parting shot is that he's found another woman and he wants a divorce. Reading of her shock and fear, her loneliness, almost broke my heart. In the wake of this abandonment, she turns to an always faithful God in her despair. Her painfully honest talks with God about every aspect of her life are recorded in stark detail. I imagined Shirley Johnson's tears on every page, in every prayer.

Don't expect closure or a happy ending to this first book of a continuing series. She will find her treasure with God's help before the series ends, I'm sure, and I look forward to future books with anticipation. The author's writing style is simple, effective, and her walk of faith is inspiring. I recommend this book to anyone who finds themselves in the throes of a divorce, or to those who need to understand the pain that comes of broken hearts and marriages....

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Summary: A story of fragile courage and poignant hope......
Review: I don't know what my expectations were when I read this book, but I did not expect to be captivated by it. This story of marital infidelity, spousal abuse, and eventual heartless abandonment by a cruel husband seems grim, but her achingly honest talks with God transform her trials into heart rending prose. Don't expect Ms. Johnson's story to be neatly tied up in a pretty ribbon in this first book of a continuing series. I will be anticipating future books, and give this one an enthusiastic five stars.

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Summary: A Book From the Heart
Review: I maybe a man, but I think every man should read this book.
I never understood what a divorced woman went through,
especially those with children.
Perhaps if men would read this, they would not be so
quick to cause such hurts.

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Summary: A Divorced Mother Talks to God
Review: This is by far the most heart wrenching story I've ever read. Any woman who has gone through a divorce could empathize with her, but she endured so much more. The lack of money and having 3 children, not knowing where her next meal was coming from or where she was going to live, dealing with cold, uncaring people had to have been almost unbearable. I can tell you that she is a better person than I am and her faith seems to be unshakable.

I can only pray that God blesses her for what she's been through.