Hope Deferred by Elizabeth Maddrey Review

This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Hope Deferred HopeSprings Books (July 1, 2014) by Elizabeth Maddrey

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Elizabeth Maddrey is a semi-reformed computer geek and homeschooling mother of two who loves a good happily ever after.

Elizabeth Maddrey began writing stories as soon as she could form the letters properly and has never looked back. Though her practical nature and love of computers, math, and organization steered her into computer science at Wheaton College, she always had one or more stories in progress to occupy her free time. This continued through a Master’s program in Software Engineering, several years in the computer industry, teaching programming at the college level, and a Ph.D. in Computer Technology in Education. When she isn’t writing, Elizabeth is a voracious consumer of books and has mastered the art of reading while undertaking just about any other activity.

She lives in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. with her husband and their two incredibly active little boys.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Christian fiction for women.
Can pursuit of a blessing become a curse?
June and July and their husbands have spent the last year trying to start a family and now they're desperate for answers. As one couple works with specialists to see how medicine can help them conceive, the other must fight to save their marriage. Will their deferred hope leave them heart sick, or start them on the path to the fulfillment of their dreams?

If you would like to read the first chapter of Hope Deferred, go HERE.



My Review:
I have read this authors other series, Grant Us Grace, and had to read this book as well. This book really affected me, because infertility affects a lot of people, and we all know someone. The sisters are twins, yet they are also different. They are both affected by the same issue, however they deal with it in different ways. This is a true account of how hard it can be to conceive, and how it can affect a relationship, a woman's body and it even takes its toll on family and friends. I felt for these woman, and hope that they would be blessed by children. I cried at the end of the book. There is definitely some discussion about when a life starts and how that relates to fertility treatments. I am giving this book a 5/5. I was given a copy to review, however all opinions are my own.