Breaking Free

In Breaking Free, sometimes it takes losing everything to grab hold of what really matters.

About Breaking Free

Women’s ministry leader and Seattle housewife, Alice Goddard, and her successful graphic-designer husband appear to have it all together. Until their credit and debit cards are denied, launching Alice into an investigation that only leads to the discovery of secrets. Meanwhile, her husband is trapped in a downward spiral of lies, shame, and self-destruction. Can they break free from their deception and turn to the only One who can save them? And will it be in time to save their marriage?

My Thoughts

WOW – an emotional roller coaster that takes you through moments of love, honesty, pain, addiction, healing and forgiveness.

First, we have Alice who lives in the picture perfect world of a housewife from a rich neighbourhood. She has built up her wealth and has friends around her that while she may not always like, she lives in fear of their judgement. She constantly felt the need to portray the perfect life, even as she was crumbling on the inside. When her husband has been exposed with an alcohol and gambling addiction, this sets their world upside down. Everything that was the picture of perfection before is shattered and their family is left spinning. Nothing lands the way it should once the spinning stops.

My heart broke for both of them, they are so lost and torn but found it hard to reach out to each other in their moments of need. If they could have spoken to each other more, tried not to hide their faults and discuss them instead, maybe some of the cascading events would not have happened. But, as like many of us would do, we block off the one person we need to reach out, and search instead for other ways to fill the pain. I also love how her best friend tries to reach out to her with the teachings of their faith. She keeps trying to remind Alice she is never truly alone, she can reach out to God, her friends and even her husband. That while he may have let her down, he is still her husband.

Breaking Free is a truly amazing, emotional book that you will not be able to put down. Alice’s life takes over, pulls you in deep and leaves you wanting more. The ending made me cry and made my heart so happy!

You can purchase a copy of the book on Amazon.

Rating: 5/5

About the Author

Jennifer Slattery is an inspiring contemporary novelist whose stories of hope, love, and grace resonate with real people. She is the author of compelling contemporary romance novels such as Beyond I Do, When Dawn Breaks, Intertwined, and Breaking Free. She also writes for Crosswalk.com and devotions for her personal blog, JenniferSlatteryLivesOutLoud; Internet Cafe Devotions; and Takin’ It To The Streets, a ministry serving Omaha Metro’s working poor and homeless. When not writing, she enjoys hanging out with her teenage daughter and real-life hero husband, as well as serving in her church.

Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in order to facilitate this review. All opinions expressed are my own.