Someday Home
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“This is so hard, zeroing in on one thing. You sisters and my new life in the library are so integral now that I have a hard time thinking back to without you. But probably the highlight for me is freedom.” She paused a moment. “I suspect some would say that Jack’s demands that I change who I am were a subtle form of emotional abuse. Whatever, I am free of it, with the help of you two. And now that I’m me again, I feel much closer to my heavenly Father. I am so incredibly blessed.”
Lynn was nodding. “That we all are. Interesting that we all feel so much the same way. We’ve been through a lot these last couple of years. And I have a feeling, this next one is going to bring even more adventures.”
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“Lauraine Snelling’s newest novel will keep you turning pages and not wanting to put the book down…Wake the Dawn is a guaranteed good read for any fiction lover.”
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“Inspired by events in Snelling’s own life, Reunion is a beautiful story about characters discovering themselves as the foundation of their family comes apart at the seams. Readers may recognize themselves or someone they know within the pages of this book, which belongs on everyone’s keeper shelf.”
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“Reunion is a captivating tale that will hook you from the very start…Fans of Christian fiction will love this touching story.”
—FreshFiction.com
“Snelling’s previous novels (One Perfect Day) have been popular with readers, and this one, loosely based on her own life, will be no exception.”
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“Snelling can certainly charm.”
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“Snelling writes about the foibles of human nature with keen insight and sweet honesty.”
—National Church Library Association
“Snelling’s captivating tale will immediately draw readers in. The grief process is accurately portrayed, and readers will be enthralled by the raw emotion of Jenna’s and Nora’s accounts.”
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“[A] spiritually challenging and emotionally taut story. Fans of Christian women’s fiction will enjoy this winning novel.”
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Reading Group Guide
Discussion Questions
Had you heard of shared housing before reading Someday Home? How did you hear about it and from where?
Which of the three main characters did you relate to the most and why?
Lynn thought she went into this idea with her eyes wide open. What do you think was the hardest thing for her to work with?
Each of the main characters had to make some personality changes for them to become a kind of family. Whose challenges did you think were the most difficult, or the easiest, and why?
The need to make changes is a real challenge for most of us. What has happened in your life that caused you to make changes?
Looking back on the changes you have made, what is one you wish you had made earlier?
After writing this book, shared housing seems to make good sense to me and I might be willing to try it. What about you?
Since Someday Home is all about change, how has this novel encouraged you to make changes you might have been putting off?
While doing research for this book, some of those I interviewed were already friends before life brought them to shared housing. How do you think this existing relationship would make a difference in their new living arrangement?
What was your favorite part of the book and why?
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Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Welcome
Dedication
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Epilogue
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Copyright
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
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