Title: Til Grits Do
Us Part
Author: Jennifer Rogers Spinola
Pages: 320
Year: 2012
Publisher: Barbour
Shiloh
Jacobs had never been close to her mother. In fact, for two years Shiloh lived in Japan
while working for the Associated Press.
When they fired her and her mother passed away, she returns home to take
care of matters while working at a local newspaper as a journalist. All Shiloh wants is to get used to living in
a quiet atmosphere without much activity until she and Adam are married. Adam has given up quite a bit to help Shiloh
out of her financial troubles. Adam works
for UPS, trying to save money for the nuptials, honeymoon and dealing with the
responsibilities of becoming a husband.
Shiloh
is completely uncomfortable in her new atmosphere, and her friend Becky is
going to teach her all about cow tipping.
In the meantime, she is handed a missing persons case that is from the
past that she wants nothing to do with.
Then, her life begins to become entangled in this missing person case. On top of that, while at work, she receives a
dozen red roses that she first believes come from Adam, her fiancé, for her
birthday. When Shiloh and Adam go to The
Green Tree for her birthday dinner, there on the table is a single red rose,
but it seems no one knows who placed it there. What is the significance of the red
roses? Shiloh is not a big fan of them;
she prefers food, clothing, and decorations that have a Japanese flair.
While
preparing her mother’s house for sale, Shiloh begins to uncover different
pieces of saved mementoes that were valuable to her mother. Not the valuable things others would save like
little figurines, but one thing she saved was all the letters returned to her
that she wrote to Shiloh while she lived in Japan. There are medical records, pictures, and more,
making life more disturbing for Shiloh along with a missing woman from many years
back, her mother’s sudden death, plus their estrangement. What else is going to be uncovered that
obviously someone doesn’t want uncovered?
Like
pieces of a puzzle coming together, the author weaves a fantastic story
together using two different cultures, customs, characters’ pasts, and
more. There are many characters
presented that keep the reader interested as well as trying to unravel the multi-layered
mystery. Seeing how the different
players in the story come to faith, exercise their faith, and learn is very
real along with inspiring. I thought the
way the author showed a budding romance, enticing along
with the truth of saving the best for the wedding day.
Til
Grits Do Us Part helps share the truth of dying to self in order to find
life and fulfillment. While Shiloh may
have missed opportunities to communicate and learn from her mother while she
was alive, you will read about an interesting way that God reveals Himself to
her. Love, action, mystery, faith,
friendship, and more are packed into this work of fiction. Don’t miss this great read by thinking you
might not like it because of the title or cover picture. I guarantee it contains more than you know.
My
rating is 4 ½ stars.
Note: I received a
complimentary copy for an honest review of this book. The opinions shared in this review are solely
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