part memoir, part spiritual, part writing book

Once Upon a Time: Discovering Our Forever After Story by Debbie Macomber
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Macomber's book is part memoir, part spiritual, part writing book.

I didn't know what to expect when I opened this book. I've read quite a few of Macomber's books and enjoyed them immensely, but this nonfiction titled held more of Macomber than her novels do. Intensely Christian, she begins each chapter with a verse from the bible (both old and new testaments). She frequently injects faith into her chapters and sometimes gets a bit preachy, which at times was a just a bit off-putting. I've never felt comfortable with books that preach too much. She also explains in this book why her fiction is not preachy, which I believe opens her beautiful fiction to a broader audience.

As I said, this book is part memoir (parts left me teary-eyed), part spiritual (parts that became too preachy were skipped over), and part writing book. This book was more of a window into what makes Debbie Macomber tick since none of the three dominate the book.


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