francine rivers new book the masterpiece

We agreed that we like how Francine wrote chapters specific to flashbacks of Grace & Roman's individual pasts. Be sure to give them some thought after you read the book! The questions at the end of the book helped with our chat. Our discussion was wonderful and insightful. We all got a chuckle out of her response. Grace and Roman are no exception.īook club was fun discussing the book. Two people who have been hurt tend to have walls built. Then there was Grace, a broken woman trying to find a way to make ends meet and figure out if she was keeping her son or giving him up for adoption. He was living a very worldly life and only concerned for himself. Roman was easy to dislike at the start of the story.

The characters have so much depth and realness. Actually this book in many respects reminded me of Bridge to Haven, which I read not too long ago. I couldn't have been more wrong, and she couldn't have been more right! From page one, I was hooked!įrancine Rivers' writing draws the reader in and holds on to them until the very end. When my friend told me once I started reading The Masterpiece I wouldn't want to put it down, I thought she might be exaggerating slightly. until something so unexpected happens that it changes the course of their relationship-and both their lives-forever. But as she gets to know the enigmatic man behind the reputation, it’s as if the jagged pieces of both of their pasts slowly begin to fit together. After a disastrous marriage threw her life completely off course, she vowed never to let love steal her dreams again. Like Roman, Grace is wrestling with ghosts and secrets of her own. But Grace doesn’t know how her boss secretly wrestles with those demons: by tagging buildings as the Bird, a notorious but unidentified graffiti artist-an alter ego that could destroy his career and land him in prison. The demons of Roman’s past seem to echo through the halls of his empty mansion and out across his breathtaking Topanga Canyon view. Only Grace Moore, his reluctant, newly hired personal assistant, knows how little he truly has. New York Times bestselling author Francine Rivers returns to her romance roots with this unexpected and redemptive love story, a probing tale that reminds us that mercy can shape even the most broken among us into an imperfect yet stunning masterpiece.Ī successful LA artist, Roman Velasco appears to have everything he could possibly want-money, women, fame. I reached out to Tyndale House hoping I could do a review of the book, and they agreed! If you've ever read a book by Francine Rivers, you know why I was so excited.

Spending an evening with friends like we always did once a month, what could be better? I found out they were doing Francine Rivers' book The Masterpiece and was SO excited.

Every year when I come back to Minnesota I join my old book club for their book of the month! It's one of my favorite things to do when I come home.

Francine rivers new book the masterpiece