I so enjoy the honest response by Kingsbury. She sees life as messy and writes about it being messy. Her characters are real and respond the way we think they would, not always in the best "christian" way. She includes the consequences of sin and the peace of forgiveness when we turn back to God. I also experience a joy when her characters make that discovery.
Even now is about the choices of two families when they find out about their teenage children's pregnancy. It tears at your heartstrings when the parents force the teenager's apart when you can tell that they dearly love each other and wish they could turn back the clock. Lauren, the teenage girl, and Shane, the teenage boy, can't imagine loving anyone else, ever. Their parents lie and manipulate to keep them apart. Lauren has the child. Emily, the baby, becomes sick and by a lack of communication, Lauren believes that her child has died at the hospital. Lauren runs to find Shane.
This story centers around bringing these three people, Shane, Lauren and Emily, back together as a family. The end is less then storybook, but if leaves you with hope that God can do all things when you believe.
Thanks for reading!
Cyndee
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