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There Is a Fountain
It is the late 1940s, the golden age of Hollywood, and actress Lola Livegood is climbing the ladder of success. She has landed several movie roles, partly due to the efforts of her manager, Roger, who is intent on making her a star by any means. But one night after the premier of her latest film, everything changes for Lola when she is involved in a devastating car crash that takes the life of her driver and leaves her fighting for her life. Lola awakens in the hospital, battered and badly scarred on her face. With her career now on hold, and her relationship with Roger on the brink, Lola wallows in self-pity and despair-until she stumbles upon a tattered letter from her sister, Maggie, who is running a small orphanage in France and wants her to visit. Lola travels to France to seek escape but is brought face-to-face with a complicated inward battle and the most important question she will ever answer. There is a Fountain is the tale of a successful Hollywood actress who embarks on a faith-driven journey to confront her eternal destiny after her life is turned upside down.
316 pages, Hardcover
Published June 7, 2019
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May 6, 2020
I enjoyed this book overall but I didn't realize going in that it is more about Lola finding God than it is about anything else.
I felt for Lola as she dealt with a crappy situation as an actress in 1940s Hollywood, letting herself be used and abused (without fully realizing it). She had low self-esteem and self worth from the horrible way her manager treated her.
It was good for her to get away and spend some time with family in France.
As the Lola figured out how to lead a less glamorous lifestyle in the countryside, and go back to her given name Carol, I could see where her character arc was going. She definitely needed a new perspective on life and how she views herself.
The romance in this book between Nathan and Carol was sweet for the most part, although I didn't always like how he treated her. A couple of times he seemed very angry with her because she wasn't born again and acted as if people like her were lesser in his eyes.
I did love that sweet and tender scene between them (page 151) in the kitchen, after they peeled potatoes, and he told her she is beautiful and shouldn't hide her scar! For most of the book she had been really self conscious about that scar and she needed to hear those words from him.
Honestly though, I am not sure that Nathan and Carol are right for each other. It seems to me that she needs to work on herself a bit more before she commits to another.
By the time the end came around, I expected more out of it because I thought this was a standalone. It was rather open ended though, and I wonder if the author will be writing a second book.
There was a lot of scenes where the characters would read out of the Bible and the verses were written into the story. If you are looking for a book that focuses on the word of God then this is definitely the book for you.
I did enjoy this book and the characters, and I do like to read Christian fiction, but I am not religious and for me there was too much in this book.
3.5/5⭐⭐⭐✨
I felt for Lola as she dealt with a crappy situation as an actress in 1940s Hollywood, letting herself be used and abused (without fully realizing it). She had low self-esteem and self worth from the horrible way her manager treated her.
It was good for her to get away and spend some time with family in France.
As the Lola figured out how to lead a less glamorous lifestyle in the countryside, and go back to her given name Carol, I could see where her character arc was going. She definitely needed a new perspective on life and how she views herself.
The romance in this book between Nathan and Carol was sweet for the most part, although I didn't always like how he treated her. A couple of times he seemed very angry with her because she wasn't born again and acted as if people like her were lesser in his eyes.
I did love that sweet and tender scene between them (page 151) in the kitchen, after they peeled potatoes, and he told her she is beautiful and shouldn't hide her scar! For most of the book she had been really self conscious about that scar and she needed to hear those words from him.
Honestly though, I am not sure that Nathan and Carol are right for each other. It seems to me that she needs to work on herself a bit more before she commits to another.
By the time the end came around, I expected more out of it because I thought this was a standalone. It was rather open ended though, and I wonder if the author will be writing a second book.
There was a lot of scenes where the characters would read out of the Bible and the verses were written into the story. If you are looking for a book that focuses on the word of God then this is definitely the book for you.
I did enjoy this book and the characters, and I do like to read Christian fiction, but I am not religious and for me there was too much in this book.
3.5/5⭐⭐⭐✨
December 17, 2020
I love this book!
This book was a really fun read. I don't usually care for romance books, but this one had such an interesting story, and the romance wasn't the main focus of it.
This book was a really fun read. I don't usually care for romance books, but this one had such an interesting story, and the romance wasn't the main focus of it.
March 21, 2021
This book was a work of heart. More than just your average fluffy love story. Give this a try.
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