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Life in Defiance is the third book in Mary DeMuth’s Defiance Texas Trilogy. First book was Daisy Chain, second one was Slow Burn.
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In a town she personifies, Ouisie Pepper wrestles with her own defiance. Desperate to become the wife and mother her husband Hap demands, Ouisie pours over a simple book about womanhood, constantly falling short, but determined to improve. Through all that self-improvement, Ouisie carries a terrible secret: she knows who killed Daisy Chance. As her children inch closer to uncovering the killer’s identity and Hap’s rages roar louder and become increasingly violent, Ouisie has to make a decision. Will she protect her children by telling her secret? Or will Hap’s violence silence them all? Set on the backdrop of Defiance, Texas, Ouisie’s journey typifies the choices we all face—whether to tell the truth about secrets and fight for the truth or bury them forever and live with the violent consequences.
Read and excerpt here.
A good author writes a good, enjoyable book. A great author grabs your heart and does not let go until the last page is turned. Mary DeMuth is a great author. Life in Defiance brought out a range of emotions in me: I was angry at times, had deep compassion during other times, and grieved at the loss of innocence. Life in Defiance will disturb you, it will shake you to your core, but it also offers redemption and forgiveness.
Life is like a tapestry, when you look on one side the picture is beautiful, but underneath there are knots and jumbled threads. Defiance Texas Trilogy is all about life underneath the tapestry. We put forth the beautiful side in front of others, but God sees what is underneath. God says, “Come I love you just the way you are, no matter what you have done. No matter how many knots there are in your life.” Then when the healing begins God makes the tapestry beautiful on both sides.
I will be honest Life in Defiance is not a happy book, but it is real redemption for real life people. Many who live in difficult homes or live a life of secrets may this book offer you hope and freedom. The Defiance Texas Trilogy is listed on my top must reads for Summer 2010!
Her books include Ordinary Mom, Extraordinary God; Building the Christian Family You Never Had; Watching the Tree Limbs; Wishing on Dandelions; Authentic Parenting in a Postmodern Culture and the first two books in the Defiance, Texas Trilogy: Daisy Chain and A Slow Burn.
National media regularly seek Mary’s candid ability to connect with their listeners. Her radio appearances include FamilyLife Today, Moody Midday Connection, Point of View and U.S.A. Radio Network and is frequently featured on Chuck Colson’s BreakPoint. She has published articles in In Touch, HomeLife, Writer’s Digest and The Writer.
Mary lives with her husband Patrick and their three children in Texas.
Life in Defiance on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0310278384
Mary DeMuth’s Website: http://marydemuth.com
Mary DeMuth’s Blog: http://relevantblog.blogspot.com
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FTC Disclosure: Special thanks to Zondervan for sending me a review copy of Life in Defiance by Mary DeMuth.
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Thank you for such a beautifully written review!
Can’t wait to read the third book of this series.
You are right, Lori, Mary is amazing author – she grabs your heart indeed.