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The Andersens #9
Truths
Livia Andersen was a woman who held her family together with a quiet smile and an iron will. It’s only been months since her death and the four children she leaves behind continue to grapple with the shifting changes in their lives now that she’s gone. But they are not alone in their grief. And secrets she kept carefully guarded for years have been revealed. Now it is not just her children who must come to accept that not everything in life will remain as it once was.
Noah Andersen is still trying to come to terms with the recent revelations of all that had taken place twenty years ago and kept from him for all those years by his mother. Now he needs to share that information with his four children. While he might have some concerns about how they’ll take the news he’s even more concerned when he learns that their mother has suddenly taken an uncharacteristic interest in them. Since Marjorie rarely did anything without an agenda he meant to find out what that was and which of the kids she was targeting.
Noah also knows that he needs help. He’s already enlisted his brother to keep an eye on how the kids react to what’s about to be shared with them. He also turns to a couple of the younger generation of the Andersen family for their insight and to help with his kids as their lives once again are forever changed.
The Andersen Saga is a story of family. It is a story about joy and loss, hope and sorrow, betrayal and regrets, unconditional forgiveness, high expectations, and unwavering loyalty. It reminds that at the heart of who we are is the family we come from, the family who stands behind and beside us and at times against us. And who we become isn’t just a result of those still with us but those too that we’ve lost along the way. It is about the twist and turns every family deals with, the conflicts from within, and the never ending desire for acceptance and respect.
Truths is the ninth book in the ongoing Andersen Family Saga. Other books in the Andersen Family Saga include Betrayal, Resolute, Broken, Found, Choices, Regrets, Remember, and Forgiven.
The Andersen Family Saga is a series of novellas, classified by Amazon as Short Reads. If you love sitting down with a novella style book you will enjoy the Andersen Family Saga series. These books fall between the forty-five minute to two hours reading time category of Amazon “Short Reads.”
Noah Andersen is still trying to come to terms with the recent revelations of all that had taken place twenty years ago and kept from him for all those years by his mother. Now he needs to share that information with his four children. While he might have some concerns about how they’ll take the news he’s even more concerned when he learns that their mother has suddenly taken an uncharacteristic interest in them. Since Marjorie rarely did anything without an agenda he meant to find out what that was and which of the kids she was targeting.
Noah also knows that he needs help. He’s already enlisted his brother to keep an eye on how the kids react to what’s about to be shared with them. He also turns to a couple of the younger generation of the Andersen family for their insight and to help with his kids as their lives once again are forever changed.
The Andersen Saga is a story of family. It is a story about joy and loss, hope and sorrow, betrayal and regrets, unconditional forgiveness, high expectations, and unwavering loyalty. It reminds that at the heart of who we are is the family we come from, the family who stands behind and beside us and at times against us. And who we become isn’t just a result of those still with us but those too that we’ve lost along the way. It is about the twist and turns every family deals with, the conflicts from within, and the never ending desire for acceptance and respect.
Truths is the ninth book in the ongoing Andersen Family Saga. Other books in the Andersen Family Saga include Betrayal, Resolute, Broken, Found, Choices, Regrets, Remember, and Forgiven.
The Andersen Family Saga is a series of novellas, classified by Amazon as Short Reads. If you love sitting down with a novella style book you will enjoy the Andersen Family Saga series. These books fall between the forty-five minute to two hours reading time category of Amazon “Short Reads.”
63 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 26, 2016
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About the author
Jacie Middlemann
368 books160 followersI fell in love with books when I was in the 4th grade and my free period was spent volunteering in the school library. I read every Nancy Drew book there was to check out, discovered collections of myths and fairy tales from around the world, Louisa May Alcott and C.S. Lewis, and decided I wanted my own library. By the end of that summer with the supplies our school librarian graciously provided me my books had due date slips, card pockets, book cards, and black electrical tape on the spine with the first three letters of the author's last name. I still have most of those books.
In the hope she could get me involved in something else my mother gave me a camera. Right around the same time my father told me I could use his typewriter when he wasn't using it. The typewriter won. We shared his typewriter but I also filled notebooks with stories scribbled before school, after school, and often when I was supposed to be asleep. Thanks to my mother, who saved just about every single one of those notebooks, I still have them as well.
Several years ago my father gave me his typewriter…the same one we shared all those summers ago. Every time I look at it I remember the young 4th grade girl who was quietly encouraged to do what she loved…and years later reminded with a box filled with notebooks crammed full of handwritten stories and dreams.
And it’s still not unheard of that I stay up way later than I should with a good book that’s just impossible to put down.
In the hope she could get me involved in something else my mother gave me a camera. Right around the same time my father told me I could use his typewriter when he wasn't using it. The typewriter won. We shared his typewriter but I also filled notebooks with stories scribbled before school, after school, and often when I was supposed to be asleep. Thanks to my mother, who saved just about every single one of those notebooks, I still have them as well.
Several years ago my father gave me his typewriter…the same one we shared all those summers ago. Every time I look at it I remember the young 4th grade girl who was quietly encouraged to do what she loved…and years later reminded with a box filled with notebooks crammed full of handwritten stories and dreams.
And it’s still not unheard of that I stay up way later than I should with a good book that’s just impossible to put down.
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March 16, 2018
True to life
Jackie has gotten the feelings of going through a nightmarish marriage and even worse divorce down. Even the terrible effect it has on the children. But she also gives hope for the family as they stick together and make the best of their lives. Can't wait for the next book!
Jackie has gotten the feelings of going through a nightmarish marriage and even worse divorce down. Even the terrible effect it has on the children. But she also gives hope for the family as they stick together and make the best of their lives. Can't wait for the next book!
February 1, 2023
A good stepping stone in the series. This episode focuses on Noah's discussions with his and Patrick's children concerning Marjorie, his second ex-wife. There are lots of mild confrontations. But, for the most part, they go smoothly. Several of the children show great character.
Easy-to-read. Entertaining. Great world building. Tragic. Twisted. Unpredictable. Wonderful characters.
Easy-to-read. Entertaining. Great world building. Tragic. Twisted. Unpredictable. Wonderful characters.
August 21, 2021
What a rip!
Why put out line quarter of a book (if that) ? This was becoming bc an interesting read and all of a sudden it ended. Note too author : if you're not going to present a whole book, don't bother! I won't waste my time after this.
Why put out line quarter of a book (if that) ? This was becoming bc an interesting read and all of a sudden it ended. Note too author : if you're not going to present a whole book, don't bother! I won't waste my time after this.
March 8, 2018
Revealing
Noah tells his children about their sister. Marjorie causes a scene.
Noah wants his children to know the love his parents gave to him.
Noah tells his children about their sister. Marjorie causes a scene.
Noah wants his children to know the love his parents gave to him.
June 25, 2018
To me this a short story, not a novel. I see there are other books in this series and maybe they should be combined into one or two books. The story was ok, but not my type of story.
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