Becoming Olivia (Coming Home to Brewster) [Paperback]

Roxanne Henke (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0736911499 | ISBN-13: 978-0736911498 | Publication Date: January 1, 2004

Roxanne Henke’s first book in the Coming Home to Brewster series, After Anne, received great reviews and enthusiastic sales, appearing on the Crossings Book Club bestseller list.  The second book in the series, Finding Ruth, was also a huge success, as more readers fell in love with small–town Brewster and its people.

In this third novel, Roxanne returns to the life of Olivia “Libby” Marsden, the main character in After Anne.

Libby has the perfect life...good kids, a wonderful husband, and a strong Christian faith.  Why then is she increasingly depressed?  

Libby discovers that sometimes God works through the most unexpected circumstances to help us become who we’re meant to be, as readers will discover in this touching novel.

Product Details

• Paperback: 396 pages
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers (January 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736911499
• ISBN-13: 978-0736911498
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #137,184 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm a small-town 'girl.' (Rural North Dakota to be exact.)

It's a good place to write from, distractions--like coffee shops and bookstores--are at a minimum. So are stop lights and shopping malls. All that adds up to more time to write.

My life-long dream was to write ONE book...I never dreamt about a second book, much less a third, fourth, or fifth! Just goes to show God can dream much bigger than we can.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable accuracy on depression, January 6, 2005

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Stephanie (Mt. Juliet, Tennessee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Becoming Olivia (Coming Home to Brewster) (Paperback)

This was the first book I have read by this author. I was drawn to it by a description I had read in a Christian literature advertisement some time ago. I have battled depression for several years now and had not felt "safe" enough to embark on such a hot topic. A few days ago I came upon this book by accident in a bookstore as I was searching for another title. Something compelled me to buy "Becoming Olivia", so I went with that feeling. Let me just say that God is Awesome!! I have never read a book that desribed my own life in such intricate detail. I could very well be Olivia. Roxanne's desciptions of the suffering, the humiliation, the negative self-talk, the independent nature and absolutely the hospital scenerio were as accurate as everything I have experienced in my own life. I appreciate an author that can tackle such a "taboo" topic and shed a positive light on it. There is hope in depression. Olivia held strong to her trust in God and like Olivia, I too, came out a better person for having gone through one of lifes' many struggles. Hooray for Roxanne Henke! I plan to read all the books in the Brewster series now.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent -many areas explored !, March 1, 2005

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R. W. "Loves Books & Music" (Sunset Beach,NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Becoming Olivia (Coming Home to Brewster) (Paperback)

Third in a series- tho can read each independently- but read "After Anne" first if you can(excellent book) before this book. Many areas of the life of a married woman with 2 children: 1 teen/1 college age.Biggest topic is her trial with depressive illnes-- but done in a way that is not "despressing' to read about-- just informative(author speaks from experience) and even entertaining as the book character has a great sense of humor even at tough times--just as in "After Ann". Recommend this highly--very inspirational- keeps you reading plus unique style of writing; "from each character's point of view"--one of my favorite books. No bad language or "R rated scenes"- a book you can be proud to pass on or recommend!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars She did it again!, September 30, 2004

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Linda Olinger - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Becoming Olivia (Coming Home to Brewster) (Paperback)

I loved Henke's first book, After Anne, so I waited with anticipation for her next book, Finding Ruth, which wasn't quite as good as Anne (but that would be a hard one to top). So, when the third book, Becoming Oliva, came out, I couldn't wait to read it. I was not disappointed. It is wonderful to have an author who can continue to write a book that makes it so easy to identify with the characters. She makes them so real. I will be eagerly waiting the next book....Always Jan.