It is said that once a woman becomes a mother, her heart
no longer belongs to herself. As her child takes his first
steps, she knows that he is on his way to becoming his own
man. As surely as the sun will set, his childhood will be
all but a distant memory. A precious gift from God, each
moment must be savored and remembered.
Ellen Banks has had her share of disappointments and
heartache. A divorced mom, her failed marriage is a
constant reminder of the life she should have had. For
Ellen, her two teenage boys give her the strength to carry
on and make each day worth living. Bright and boisterous,
the boys are a bundle of energy ready to tackle life as it
unfolds. As she enters a new season of her life, she feels
grounded and stronger than ever. Perhaps finally the tide
is changing and she will be able to find true love and
happiness.
When a lazy afternoon at the lake turns into a mother's
worse nightmare, Ellen's life quickly spirals out of
control. As she watches her injured son fight for his
life, Ellen must draw on her inner strength to carry her
through. As each moment passes, she knows that her son's
chances for survival diminish and all that will be left is
just remembrances of the past. What should have been a day
of relaxation has turned into a vigil for life. Only time
will tell what the fates will decide.
ALL THE NUMBERS is a powerful novel that expertly touches
on every emotional aspect of motherhood. Larsen's
descriptive writing immediately grabs the reader as the
drama rapidly unravels from happiness to heartache.
Leaving nothing to the imagination, Larsen leaves no stone
unturned as she painstakingly describes the raw emotions
of each character, from the victim to the accused. Rarely
does an author succeed in mastering the art of
storytelling on so many levels in a debut novel.
Engrossing, exceptional, and emotional! ALL THE NUMBERS is
a novel not to be missed.
What begins as a sunny August afternoon on a bucolic lake
turns into a tragedy when a Jet Ski swerves fatally close to
shore. It's a day Ellen Banks could never have prepared for,
a day no mother should ever have to live through.
The moment her son James is killed, Ellen must face the
unimaginable while trying to remain strong for her older
son, Daniel, who witnessed the fateful accident and blames
himself. Ellen's shock and grief soon give way to defiance
as lawyers and policemen who once vowed to support Ellen's
desire for justice succumb to political pressure and back
away. Still, Ellen is determined to see the reckless young
man pay for his crime and to heal her family's deep wounds.
But first she must heal herself.
An unforgettable journey of power and emotion, ALL THE
NUMBERS poignantly depicts a woman's reckoning with her own
vulnerability and finding in the wisdom of motherhood the
redemptive grace to begin again.
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