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The Andersens #8
Forgiven
Livia Andersen was a woman who held her family together with a quiet smile and an iron will. It’s only been a few months since her death and the four children she leaves behind still 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.
Noah Andersen is the oldest of Livia Andersen’s children. His mother’s decision to keep her involvement with his first wife a secret for years after their divorce is still something he is trying to come to terms with. Not that she did so but because of her reasons that he is only now finding out about.
Now, not even a week after learning why his mother felt compelled to keep such a huge secret from him, Noah is again making the long drive to his sister’s home. Once there, in only be a matter of days he will again come face to face with his first wife, a woman he hasn’t seen in over twenty years. And he wonders after all the numerous mistakes he made that tore them apart if she’ll be willing to give him the chance he doesn’t deserve.
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.
Forgiven is the eighth book in the ongoing Andersen Family Saga. Other books in the Andersen Family Saga include Betrayal, Resolute, Broken, Found, Choices, Regrets, and Remember.
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 the oldest of Livia Andersen’s children. His mother’s decision to keep her involvement with his first wife a secret for years after their divorce is still something he is trying to come to terms with. Not that she did so but because of her reasons that he is only now finding out about.
Now, not even a week after learning why his mother felt compelled to keep such a huge secret from him, Noah is again making the long drive to his sister’s home. Once there, in only be a matter of days he will again come face to face with his first wife, a woman he hasn’t seen in over twenty years. And he wonders after all the numerous mistakes he made that tore them apart if she’ll be willing to give him the chance he doesn’t deserve.
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.
Forgiven is the eighth book in the ongoing Andersen Family Saga. Other books in the Andersen Family Saga include Betrayal, Resolute, Broken, Found, Choices, Regrets, and Remember.
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.”
86 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 14, 2015
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About the author
Jacie Middlemann
375 books161 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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December 21, 2022
A thought-filled episode. This episode focuses on the relationship between Noah and Katie. Noah cheated on her many years before with, as he's come to understand, a barracuda: Marjorie. Because of his mom's continued involvement in Katie's life, Katie now views things quite differently. Where will the time together lead? We'll have to keep reading to find out.
Easy-to-read. Entertaining. Great world building. Romantic. Whimsical. Wonderful characters.
Easy-to-read. Entertaining. Great world building. Romantic. Whimsical. Wonderful characters.
March 8, 2018
Reunion
Katie, Noah's first wife, has consented to be friends again and for their daughter to meet him. The love of Livia Anderson or her family is woven into each sage.
Katie, Noah's first wife, has consented to be friends again and for their daughter to meet him. The love of Livia Anderson or her family is woven into each sage.
April 29, 2018
Another good read! This new selection does not disappoint.
This is a stark look at a family after divorce, the broken ones are the children and we get. a peek into their lives
This is a stark look at a family after divorce, the broken ones are the children and we get. a peek into their lives
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