Playing My Heart by Anne Mateer Book Review

PLAYING BY HEART

By ANNE MATEER

ABOUT BOOK: Determined to prove herself, Lula commits to covering the job for the rest of the school year. Reluctantly, she turns to the boys' coach, Chet, to learn the newfangled game of basketball. Chet is handsome and single, but Lula has no plans to fall for a local boy. She's returning to college and her scholarship as soon as she gets Jewel back on her feet.

However, the more time she spends around Jewel's family, the girls' basketball team, music classes, and Chet, the more Lula comes to realize what she's given up in her single-minded pursuit of degree after degree. God is working on her heart, and her future is starting to look a lot different than she'd expected.

ABOUT AUTHOR: Anne Mateer has loved reading and writing stories since childhood. In 2000, she began studying the craft of fiction and working toward publication. Ten years later, she received her first book contract. Anne is a three time Genesis contest finalist, a Carol Award finalist, and a contributor to A Scrapbook of Christmas Firsts.

Anne and her equally history-obsessed husband live in Texas. They are the proud parents of three young adults who spent many family vacations touring historical sites.

My review;

"Playing by Heart" is another  novel written by Anne Meteer. This author has written some other books and this is my favorite, Lula has to give up all she worked for because a family member needs her help. From the moment she arrives in her hometown her life is changed forever. This book is set in the time period where women did not go to college but got a man instead. Lula wanted more, she needs to fight for herself every step of the way. The decision is has she been wrong all along and missed what really is important? I give this book a 4/5. I was given this book for the purpose of a review via The Book Club Network Inc., and all opinions are my own.