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They Almost Always Come Home - eBook

By: Cynthia Ruchti

Abingdon Press / 2011 / ePub

5 out of 5 stars (27 Reviews)

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When Libby's husband Greg fails to return from a two-week canoe trip to the Canadian wilderness, the authorities soon write off his disappearance as an unhappy husband's escape from an empty marriage and unrewarding career. Their marriage might have survived if their daughter Lacey hadn't died.and if Greg hadn't been responsible. Libby enlists the aid of her wilderness savvy father-in-law and her faith-walking best friend to help her search for clues to her husband's disappearance.if for no other reason than to free her to move on. What the trio discovers in the search upends Libby's presumptions about her husband and rearranges her faith.

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Format: DRM Protected ePub
Vendor: Abingdon Press
Publication Date: 2011

ISBN: 9781426715433
ISBN-13: 9781426715433
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Publisher's Description

When Libby’s husband Greg fails to return from a two-week canoe trip to the Canadian wilderness, the authorities soon write off his disappearance as an unhappy husband’s escape from an empty marriage and unrewarding career. Their marriage might have survived if their daughter Lacey hadn’t died…and if Greg hadn’t been responsible. Libby enlists the aid of her wilderness savvy father-in-law and her faith-walking best friend to help her search for clues to her husband’s disappearance…if for no other reason than to free her to move on. What the trio discovers in the search upends Libby’s presumptions about her husband and rearranges her faith.

Author Bio

Cynthia Ruchti writes and produces the daily 15-minute radio broadcast, The Heartbeat of the Home, and is editor of the broadcast's Backyard Friends magazine. She served a two-year term as president of American Christian Fiction Writers and currently serves as ACFW's Professional Relations Liaison. In addition to writing novels, devotionals, and magazine articles, she speaks for women's events and writers' conferences. Cynthia and her plot-tweaking husband live in the heart of Wisconsin where she creates stories of Hope-that-glows-in-the-dark. Find Cynthia on the web at www.CynthiaRuchti.com.

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Mystery, lost love, and adventure all dominate in Cynthia Ruchtis novel They Almost Always Come Home. Libbys marriage has been in trouble for several years, but she cant leave her husband if hes missing. Greg went on a canoe trip and was never heard from again. Libby and her best friend, along with Gregs dad, set out to retrace Gregs steps through the Canadian wilderness. But along the way, Libby finds more than she expected. On the one hand, she is overwhelmed by the outdoor beauty of Gods creation, with massive waterfalls, sparkling streams, golden sunsets, gliding eagles, and towering pine trees. On the other hand, the outdoor trek serves as a metaphor for the challenges of a marriage, wherein a wrong turn or a misread trail sign can lead to disaster.

The book is well written and dynamic. Through intensive dialogue and insertions of key back story episodes, readers can relate to the pain and conflict Libby and Greg have experienced. The characters must examine their commitment to each other, to God, and to those they love. The changes they experience during the story are believable, but not predictable. Ruchti combines aspects of every day life and outdoor adventure to draw the reader in. Because this novel shows both female and male perspectives, I would recommend it to all adults and older teens. Grace C. Yates, www.ChristianBookPreviews.com

Publisher's Weekly

In Ruchti's debut faith-based novel, Libby and Greg's marriage is sputtering in the wake of their daughter's death. Libby's thinking about leavinguntil she's faced with the prospect of becoming a widow when Greg fails to return from a solo trip to the Canadian wilderness. As Libby, her best friend Jen, and father-in-law Frank go after Greg to bring him back or learn his fate, Libby also learns about herself, family, and faith. It's a great premise, and Ruchti has enough energy to make the suspense last for just about the whole book, even as she unpacks the marriage troubles in the background and the character interplay among the searchers in the foreground. A lot of readers will like Libby, who is flawed enough to be humble and teachable; a few might find her brittle and defensive wit (rocks with bad toupees of lichen) a little much. Libby's friend Jen, however, is improbably saintly. Crisp dialogue propels the story forward unobtrusively. Ruchti shows imagination and promise. (May) Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information.

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They Almost Always Come Home - eBook 4.9 5 27 27

From planning his funeral to wanting him back She would leave her husbandÃ¢ÂÂ¦if she could find him. When Greg fails to return from a Canadian canoe trip, Libby is annoyed when a police officer questions the state of their marriage. Did Greg want to disappear? No fair. She should be the one leaving him. SheÃ¢ÂÂs having a hard time liking the man sheÃ¢ÂÂs supposed to love. With her father-in-law and her best friend, she plans to retrace GregÃ¢ÂÂs journey. While they load up with canoes, cook stove, food, sleeping bags, they discover he didnÃ¢ÂÂt take his fishing equipment. ThatÃ¢ÂÂs ominous. Libby also brings along the trip journeys found in GregÃ¢ÂÂs office. She reads of his confusion on how to reach her. SheÃ¢ÂÂd thought he hadnÃ¢ÂÂt felt grief at their daughterÃ¢ÂÂs death three years ago. While fishing for their dinner in the beautiful wilderness scenery, she has an epiphany. She realizes whatÃ¢ÂÂs missing from that dust-free spot on his office shelf: his camera. He hadnÃ¢ÂÂt planned on fishing. He went to take pictures. GregÃ¢ÂÂs stifled in his grocery store job. She didnÃ¢ÂÂt want him to leave his secure job, not with a family to support. By the time they run out of time and must return home, Libby wants Greg back. I love the transition from indifferent wife to loving wife who recognizes she hadnÃ¢ÂÂt been meeting his needs. April 19, 2013

very touching Enough life application features to keep your interest. Lots of good reading (42 chapters) August 18, 2012

Enjoyed book especially ease of reading on my ipad August 17, 2012

Struggle through the Canadian woods/relationships The outstanding portrayal of the beauty of God's creation in the Canadian woods was incredible in this book. The author managed to literally take us on the searching/rescue trek with her as she desperately looks for her missing husband. Our oldest daughter lost a child at eight years of age and that death has scarred their family in ways we did not understand for years. The same is true in this novel and it is a tale told very well. I have always enjoyed light humor in novels and in conversation. A person, however, who consistently inserts comical twists in a conversation can turn the intent of the exchange into a verbal sparring that dilutes the original desire to communicate. I felt that way as I began this book--every page has clever, sometimes sarcastic, humor inserted into nearly ever passage. July 24, 2012