ABOUT THIS BOOK

What the Eldredge bestsellers Wild at Heart did for men, and Captivating did for women, LOVE & WAR will do for married couples everywhere. John and Stasi Eldredge have contributed the quintessential works on Christian spirituality through the experience of men and the experience of women and now they turn their focus to the incredible dynamic between those two forces.

With refreshing openness that will grab readers from the first page, the Eldredges candidly discuss their own marriage and the insights they’ve gained from the challenges they faced. Each talks independently to the reader about what they’ve learned, giving their guidance personal immediacy and a balance between the male and female perspectives that has been absent from all previous books on this topic.   They begin LOVE & WAR with an obvious but necessary acknowledgement:  Marriage is fabulously hard.  They advise that the sooner we get the shame and confusion off our backs, the sooner we’ll find our way through.

LOVE & WAR shows couples how to fight for their love and happiness, calling men and women to step into the great adventure God has waiting for them together. Walking alongside John and Stasi Eldredge, every couple can discover how their individual journeys are growing into a story of meaning much greater than anything they could do or be on their own.

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If you know me and have read my reviews, you would know that I do not like self-help books.  I just don’t.  I say this now as it may be easy to look at this book and label it self-help.  I want to clarify it is not.  What the Eldredges have so wonderfully packaged here within the pages is an important message on living your marriage well.  Yes – let’s get real, it is not always going to be the heart pounding romantic “I can’t wait for him to call” moments.  In fact those early days of the butterflies are hard to remember when the work hours are long, the bills are high, and lets face it – maybe you really havent connected in a while.  The Eldridges give a strong Biblical approach to marriage that was a refreshing look into what is true.

I have read both Wild At Heart by John Eldridge and Captivating by Stasi Eldridge.  Both, amazing writers. I knew when I seen this book that it would be one I would want to read and the joint efforts of this couple really paid off.  An honest and “tear down the walls and bare the truth” kind of book that at times had my laughing and at times thinking deeply about what I had just read.

My Amazon Review

I received my copy as part of a tour with Waterbrook Multnomah

On the surface, Lena Spencer appears to have it all. She and her wealthy husband Randall have two wonderful children, and they live a life of luxury. In reality, however, Lena finds that happiness is elusive. Randall is emotionally distant, her son has developed a drug habit, and her daughter is disgusted by her mother’s “overbearing behavior.” When Randall decides that he’s had enough of marriage counseling, he offers his wife an ultimatum: “Be grateful for all I’ve done for you or leave.” Lena, realizing that money can’t solve her problems and that her husband is no longer the man she married, decides to choose the latter.

It didn’t take many pages into this book to realize who Randall was and what he represented.  He was that guy that thinks that money is happiness and if you are his wife – you had just better smile and remember who brings in the paycheck.

(Pause here while I throw up)

When Lena leaves it all I am totally in a “You go girl!” mood.  Randall turned my stomach.  What I had thought was going to be a lighthearted fun book turned out to have more depth than I had anticipated.  Lena’s journey (and why not?  She had the money to do it!)  As Lena find that she does have self worth I found myself liking her more and more.

I enjoyed this book with its message of it is never too late.  I am a firm believer in a woman’s ability to take care of herself  and Lena, much like Tina Turner, learns in this book that there is a whole world waiting out there that does not require living under anyone’s thumb.

Jacqueline describes herself as an avid reader and lover of books, excellent cook, aspiring photographer (all the photos on this site were taken by Jacqueline) and world traveler. She lives in Northern California and, though she loves that city and all the friends she has there, she takes frequent breaks to fly off to foreign destinations.

Searching for Tina Turner, her first novel, was published by Grand Central Publishing in January 2010 — and, as you can imagine, she is thrilled!

MY AMAZON REVIEW

My review copy came from Hachette Book Group