Changes From a Sunset

by Aileen Friedman

Tali's commitment to God has wavered for a long time, much to the dismay of her parents. When her surfer boyfriend Cole starts searching for salvation, Tali is drawn back to her Saviour to serve Him.
Just as Tali and Cole's lives become increasingly perfect a series of events happen within a short space of time.
Out of these enormous trials facing Tali, a friendship grows unexpectedly with surprising results.
Tali has to get strength from her family, her friends and colleagues, but mostly she has to rely on God

214 pages, Paperback

First published January 24, 2012

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.

Aileen Friedman is an accomplished author with several published novels, short stories, and a children’s book. Ms Friedman taps into her personal experiences for inspiration, and her work has been very well-received throughout the world, for its accessibility and the believable characters she creates. Having been a dedicated Christian since 1989 and enduring all of life’s tragedies, Ms Friedman's stories carry a message of hope for all her readers.
Ms Friedman left her home in South Africa and now lives in Mexico sharing God’s word.
Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

Reviews

[Alana Woods · Rating 3 out of 5]

Talia-May Medeck is a back-sliding Christian with a loving family that puts its faith in God. She adores her surfer boyfriend of three years, Cole. He's everything a girl could want: good looking, loving, cheerful, in fact an all-round nice guy. Life is good until unthinkable tragedy strikes that turns her world upside down and inside out. If she was a back-slider before the tragedy, after it she is reduced to questioning why God allows such terrible things to happen. With the help of family and good friends she struggles to overcome unhappiness and to understand and accept that everything happens for a purpose.

This is a story of a love lost and a love found.

Of novella length, it is a heartfelt story sincerely and simply told.

However, I felt the writing let it down somewhat. The language and dialogue are stilted, they don't flow. I found myself stopping at times to think that they could have been better written.

Still, as I say, it's a heartfelt story and it is most definitely sincerely told. So there's plenty to recommend it.

[Rita · Rating 4 out of 5]

I won this book through a Goodreads First Reads giveaway. A delightful well written read. This book shows God is always there for you no matter how long you have let your faith falter. Put your faith in God and you can make it through any rough situation. I like how the characters in this book are written and I was able to relate to the main character Tali.

[Allison Kohn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a book about love and loss and a new love growing out of the darkness. As the author takes you through the joys of her life before the loss and the trauma of loss, the day to day pressures of preparing funerals while trying to come to terms with death, you will feel with her loss and rejoice with her decisions to draw closer to God.

[Lydia Hale · Rating 4 out of 5]

My dear friend Aileen wrote this, her first book. I can hear her reading it to me! It is a very refreshing and lovely story which I really enjoyed. I wished it hadn't ended so soon!

[Tamara Friedman-de jager · Rating 5 out of 5]

Its another reminder that we dont know when our time is up here on earth but we should make the most of it while we have the chance. Love fiercly and believe in Faith and Happiness

[Diana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully written story about love, a tragedy, and struggling to keep your faith when you want to be angry with God and His plan. It's also about working through grief and taking another chance on love. I was given a copy of this book for my honest review.