About the Book:
Book: An Unpresentable Glory
Author: Eleanor K. Gustafson
Genre: Christian, contemporary, literary fiction
Release Date: July, 2018
“I trusted you, and some day, you may know just how much you hold in your hands.” Linda Jensen leads a relatively quiet life in Westchester County, New York, as the owner of a highly acclaimed garden. Inherited from her parents, the garden is her pride and joy. It is not so joyful finding a strange man sprawled near her delphiniums! The mysterious man is sick, unable to do anything more than drink water—and beg for secrecy. Ignoring all alarm bells, Linda sees to his needs, but her caring act takes on unexpected significance, and unpresentable glory. Seeds of trust, and perhaps love, are planted in Linda’s garden haven. But as secrets are revealed and scandal hits the headlines, the act of caring for this man threatens to tarnish both of their reputations. Like weeds in Linda’s garden, circumstances threaten to choke out their fledgling relationship, and small moments prove to be the biggest influencers—on a national scale.
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"An Unpresentable Glory" by Eleanor K. Gustafson is a wonderful story of love at first sight and doing the right thing.
At first, I was thinking this book was going to be a political story and well, it is a little bit, but so much more. I ended up liking the political angle more than I imagined I would.
If you want a book that isn't your run of the mill romance, then I say read "An Unpresentable Glory" by Eleanor K. Gustafson and you won't be disappointed.
I think this book is one that a reader could read a second or third time and feel like you still have more life lessons to learn from the weeds and gardens of life.
I was given a complimentary copy by the author and Celebrate Lit. These opinions are my own.
About the Author
Ellie grew up in Branchville NJ, in a county with more cows than people. She attended Wheaton College in Illinois as a music major, then married a pastor/college professor/tree farmer/organist and writer. Together, they have three children and eight grandchildren. Music was Ellie’s first love until she tried on the cloak of writing and found it a comfortable fit. However, early writing attempts saw friends—and even her mother—advising her to stick to music as a career. She pushed manfully along, though, and An Unpresentable Glory is her sixth novel. “God first touched me through story,” Ellie says, “and made the bigger Story come alive. I love Him passionately!”
More from Ellie
What’s An Unpresentable Glory about? Here’s Linda’s point of view: Linda Jensen, a noted gardener, finds a stranger sprawled near her delphiniums, obviously ill. She gets him into her house and puts him to bed, deciding that water is the only safe thing to give him. Water in, however, must come out. He is helpless; she must serve him; but in doing this unpresentable task, she feels the presence of angels. [See the book Preface for my personal experience with this.] Jay’s point of view: Jay finds himself ill and helpless on the lawn of a wealthy but caring gardener. He can’t even reveal his real name. When he leaves at week’s end, he sees the relationship as hopeless because of who he is and enormous repercussions if the hidden week comes to light. Tragedy and disaster haunt him, but a dual set of mentors leads him through churning waters. Will he ever get back to the garden? * * * Linda’s sun tea was “mostly Darjeeling with lemon and a sprig of mint.” After reading her description, I tried it and found it tasty, indeed!Blog Stops
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Godly Book Reviews, March 25
Creating Romance, March 26
Girls Living For God’s Glory, March 27
Inklings and notions, March 27
Abba’s Prayer Warrior Princess, March 28
2014 an Beyond!, March 29
The Becca Files, March 29
Blogging With Carol, March 30
Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, March 30
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, March 31
Texas Book-aholic, April 1
janicesbookreviews, April 2
Bigreadersite, April 3
Real World Bible Study, April 3
A Reader’s Brain, April 4
Little Homeschool on the Prairie, April 5
Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, Ellie is giving away a grand prize of a $25 Butpee Flower gift card!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter. https://promosimple.com/ps/ddb4/an-unpresentable-glory-celebration-tour-giveway
3 comments:
Thank you so much, Debbie, for your good words about An Unpresentable Glory. That you were comfortable with the political slant pleased me greatly. These days, can anyone be comfortable with what's going on? An author has to be careful to not offend at least 50% of her audience! Also, I've had a number of readers who read the book at least twice--without it being a waste of time! Thanks again, Debbie! : )
It's been so long since I re-read a book. It's a great compliment that you mention that!
I love reading something that is not the same old story. It says a lot that people have read it twice.
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