Synopses & Reviews
This is the love story of Michael Keddington and Faye Murrow, a love story that takes place not in seclusion but in the real world, with the challenges that all lovers must face. No relationship is an island: There are threads that bind us all and pull at our lives -- the demands of family, of friends, of work, and social obligation. And there are times that the pull of those threads becomes greater than the strength of the relationship. In these times, no matter how much two people love each other, a relationship must grow strong or be torn apart.
The Carousel is about what happens when life doesn't turn out the way that we planned. Beyond a love story, it is about faith, loyalty, and sacrifice.
My hope is that you, and those with whom you share this book, might find the message of this story meaningful and applicable to your own life.
And that in some way you might feel changed.
Sincerely,
Richard Paul Evans
Synopsis
The bestselling author of the beloved classic "The Christmas Box" and "The Looking Glass" returns to the unfinished story of Faye Murrow and Michael Keddington in the final chapter of the love story that began in "The Locket".
Synopsis
This is the love story of Michael Keddington and Faye Murrow, a love story that takes place not in seclusion but in the real world, with the challenges that all lovers must face. No relationship is an island: There are threads that bind us all and pull at our lives -- the demands of family, of friends, of work, and social obligation. And there are times that the pull of those threads becomes greater than the strength of the relationship. In these times, no matter how much two people love each other, a relationship must grow strong or be torn apart.
The Carousel is about what happens when life doesn't turn out the way that we planned. Beyond a love story, it is about faith, loyalty, and sacrifice.
My hope is that you, and those with whom you share this book, might find the message of this story meaningful and applicable to your own life.
And that in some way you might feel changed.
Sincerely,
Richard Paul Evans
About the Author
Richard Paul Evans is the bestselling author of The Christmas Box trilogy, The Locket, and The Looking Glass, as well as the children's books The Dance, The Christmas Candle, which received the 1998 American Mothers' Book Award, and The Spyglass. There are currently more than ten million copies of his books in print. All proceeds from Evans's books for children go to the Christmas Box House International, an organization that he founded, dedicated to building shelters and providing services for abused children. Evans lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with his wife, Keri, and their five children. He is currently working on his next novel.
Table of Contents
Contents
Prologue one Della
two The Chapel of Eternal Bliss
three Home
four Another Death
five Blythe
six Johns Hopkins
seven Canelli's
eight Jayne
nine Weber State
ten Unexpected News
eleven Autumn
twelve Thanksgiving
thirteen The Gift
fourteen The Fugitive
fifteen Christmas Break
sixteen The Calm
seventeen The Storm
eighteen The Funeral
nineteen Back to School
twenty E.R.
twenty-one The Drive
twenty-two The Reunion
twenty-three An Empty Bed
twenty-four The Pancake House
twenty-five Flight
twenty-six Another Door
twenty-seven The Second Reunion
twenty-eight Ginny
twenty-nine An Unexpected Visit
thirty The Twilight Carousel
Epilogue