Showers in Season

This book is wonderful in so many ways. First, the characters and situations are so real and powerful. But it is the Sullivans' situation that really hits on the important issue of life in our country. It has everyone facing their own souls and asking whether they would have been Barry or Tory in the same situation. It is a book I would recommend to everyone.

I thought that LaHaye and Blackstock would never be able to duplicate and certainly not be able to top the writing in the 1st book of this series. How wrong I was!! This book is even better than the first! I can now relate even more to the characters of Cedar Circle, and I feel like they are my best friends. I can hardly wait to turn each page so I can find out what happens next. I am anxiously awaiting the opportunity to read the 3rd book, because I know I won't be disappointed.

This book was amazing! I had no idea that they were putting out a second book to follow up the first, but I read it in 3 days, couldn't stop. This is a MUST read - really makes you thankful for everything that you have!

This second book in the LaHaye-Blackstock series continues the lives of the four families who live in the Smoky Mountains of TN. However, the senior couple, Sylvia and Harry are now serving as medical missionaries in Nicaragua. A hurricane and horrible mudslide season has presented them with unspeakable death and destruction, and the addition of a baby which Sylvia longs to nurture permanently as her own. The Dodds, Brenda and David are in the background, trying to recover financially from the so-far-successful heart transplant of their young son. Brenda returns to homeschooling and includes Mark, a neighbor boy who is in trouble.Dr. Cathy Flaherty is a single mother of three teenagers and is attempting to survive the turbulent adolescence of 13 yr. old Mark. She is also experiencing a serious dating season with widower Steve and his daughter, Amanda.The heart of this book centers on Barry and Tory Sullivan and the news that they are expecting child number three and the subsequent revelation that this child is a Downs Syndrome baby. Staunchly pro-life until this news, Barry is certain he wants to abort this child to, as he puts it, save the child from a life it will hate, and us from a life we won't survive. He is speaking from his pain as the brother of severely handicapped, autistic, Nathan. His comments come from his heart and his gut, and are meant to be his personal way to solve everything for himself and his family. Tory, who up to this point had to have every detail of her life perfect and in order, is determined to carry this disabled child to term. Barry tries to force his choice of abortion and Tory resents him and his horrible solution to their dilemma. Their marriage falters as Barry seeks comfort in a female coworker and Tory reels from the revelation that her husband is not the man she thought he was.The outcome of these families' heartaches and triumphs all comes together to make this second book a must read for fans of contemporary Christian fiction, as well as for families and friends who know someone with a handicapped child. It is well written with feelings, worries and concerns all spelled out precisely but handled professionally, gently, and Biblically. Thank you Beverly LaHaye and Terri Blackstock for tackling this explosive topic in a thorough and yet compassionate manner.

Blackstock and LaHaye have done it again! I never dreamed that this wonderful writing team could get any better than Seasons under Heaven, but they have. Showers is Season is a story of journeys--Barry's journey into acceptance of a handicapped child; Sylvia's journey into discovering God's plan for her; Cathy's journey into learning how to be a single mom. Showing that life isn't always easy, even for Christians, is what Blackstock and LaHaye do so well. Throughout the ups and downs of life, this group of friends and neighbors continue to rely on God and their strong faith to get them through everything. What a lesson this book holds for all of us! It was such a great book that I could not put it down until I finished it. I am now anxiously awaiting the next book from this great pair.