Darkness Comprehended

by Katherine Jeffries

Can she survive the horror? Connor died protecting his wife. But despite her husband's tremendous sacrifice so that she might live, Estelle has grown alienated, drifting along in a life without direction or purpose. Despite valiant efforts to continue her career and care for her loved ones, she drops further and further from the ebb and flow of humanity as she gradually loses all touch with those around her. Two years later a stranger arrives. He tells her that a terrible error occurred that fateful night - she was meant to die rather than Connor. The stranger further explains that the "wrongness" of her husband's death has caused his damnation as well as that of several other people who, like Connor, should have survived. Now Estelle has an opportunity to correct this hideous cosmic error but only through a series of trials whose severity, pain and horror will try the very limits of her frail human spirit and eternal mortal soul. About the Author: ABOUT THE AUTHOR From a very young age, Katherine Jeffries has written fiction. Her love for the written word propelled her through her study of English at Brigham Young University. Through her experiences at that Christian university, she also pursued studies in religion, including Mormonism, Judaism and Islam, continuing her exploration of religion in her fiction works. She has lived in several cities across the United States, and currently resides in Los Angeles.

312 pages, Paperback

First published September 25, 2007

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

way to go, Kate! The author is a friend of mine and Eric's from college. I was very impressed! fyi: not a read for those easily offended.

[Jamie · Rating 4 out of 5]

When Estelle's husband died more than a year ago, she stopped living. As her world collapses around her she may be willing to make a deal with the devil himself to bring her husband back.

Neither a sappy nor raunchy love story, this book explores different visions of faith, goodness, and evil. As the characters make difficult decisions and engage in theological or philosophical dialog, the book can become hard to read. Aside from school work, I think that is part of what took me so long to finish the book; reading straight through it without stopping to really think about the motivations of the three main characters and the underlying claims they each make about salvation would not do the book justice. This was a great, thought-provoking read that challenged a lot of my beliefs about grace and justice.

[Michael MacConnell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a powerful first offering, coming from debut author Jeffries. I read it in one sitting and found that I wasn't able to put it down. Real, fleshed-out characters, an unpredictable plotline and a great ending.

[Scott Cook]

It was fun reading a book that a friend from college wrote. Very original story!