BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP - REVELL, ERIN BARTELS

ALL THAT WE CARRIED – Erin Bartels

In “All That We Carried” by Erin Bartels, two estranged sisters, Olivia and Melanie discover that the heavy emotional loads of grief they carried for ten years were too much for them to bear. In this soul-searching journey of the human heart, the two sisters confront their deepest fears and question their most dearly held beliefs. As they learn to deal with grief and pain, they learn that the only way forward in life is to love and forgive. The only way forward for us is through God, in His strength, for we have none of our own. Ultimately, in the final analysis, everyone learns that only God can carry our emotional burdens for us. “All That We Carried” is a spiritual and literary adventure of body, soul and spirit, an extraordinary journey of faith through the difficult terrain of life, as Olivia and Melanie struggle to come to terms with their terrible loss. Eventually they find the peace their hearts so desperately long for.

Miriam Jacob