Synopses & Reviews
Just a week before their marriage, Christine's fiancé calls off the wedding, leaving her heartbroken. With hopes of helping her through a difficult time, Christine's best friend Jessica enrolls them both on a humanitarian mission in Peru, to work at an orphanage called El Girasol -- The Sunflower. While working at the orphanage Christine meets Paul Cook, a successful and charismatic American doctor who has fled the States after one fatal day took away his career, his faith, and the woman he loved. Unplanned events lead Paul and Christine into the jungle of the Amazon, where Christine must confront her deepest fears, and she, and Paul, must both learn to trust and love again. Filled with powerful lessons of faith and hope, The Sunflower is an evocative novel about the redemptive power of love from one of the world's most beloved storytellers.
About the Author
Richard Paul Evans is the #1 best-selling author of
The Christmas Box. His novels have each appeared on the
New York Times bestseller list; there are more than thirteen million copies of his books in print. His books have been translated into more than twenty-four languages and several have been international best sellers. He is the winner of the 1998 American Mothers Book Award, two first place
Storytelling World Awards for his children’s books, the 2005
Romantic Times Best Women's Novel of the Year Award, and two Wilbur Awards for Fiction (Book). Evans received the
Washington Times Humanitarian of the Century Award and the Volunteers of America National Empathy Award for his work helping abused children. Evans lives in
Salt Lake City, Utah, with his wife, Keri, and their five children.
Campbell Scott directed the film
Off The Map, and received the best actor award from the National Board of Review for his performance in
Roger Dodger. His other films include
The Secret Lives of Dentists, The Dying Gaul, Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle and
Big Night, which he also co-directed.