Precious Things: Two Women, Two Pasts, One Future (Faded Photographs) [Paperback]

Andrea Boeshaar (Author)

Book Description

Series: Faded Photographs | Publication Date: May 1, 2004

The past was far behind her-at least that's what Blythe Severson thought. But then she received a wedding invitation containing a faded photograph, and old memories resurfaced. Even worse, Kylie Rollins entered her life. . . . Kylie's fresh young face-searching,wondering, and reminding Blythe of the one man she loved and lost turns Blythe's world upside down. When T. J. enters the picture, bringing a taste of emotions Blythe thought long dead, she must summon the courage to reveal painful secrets that will end Kylie's tortured search. In "Precious Things", author Andrea Boeshaar brings her Faded Photographs series to a dramatic close.

Editorial Reviews

Book Description

The author brings her Faded Photographs series to a dramatic close with this final installment. An antiques dealer must confront her own past when a faded photograph resurrects memories she thought were gone forever.

About the Author

ANDREA BOESHAAR was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Married for twenty-five years, she and her husband Daniel have three sons, two of whom are adults. She's active in her church and enjoys writing books that combine romance with reality and heartbreak with hope. Andrea has been writing for over thirteen years, but writing exclusively for the Christian market for six.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Incorporated (May 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593100655
• ISBN-13: 978-1593100650
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #670,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Andrea Boeshaar has been married for over 30 years. She and her husband Daniel have 3 grown sons and 4 grandchildren.

Andrea has been writing stories and poems since she was a little girl; however, it wasn't until 1991, after she became a Christian, that she answered God's call to write exclusively for the Christian market. Since then Andrea has had more than 25 novels published as well as numerous novellas and nonfiction pieces.

Andrea served on the Advisory Board of ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) and is one of the organization's cofounders. Andrea is represented by literary agent, Steve Laube.

In addition to her own writing, Andrea is a certified life coach and helps writers organize, prioritize, set goals, and work toward publication. For more about Andrea, visit her web site at: www.andreaboeshaar.com

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars My least favorite of the series, April 18, 2011

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S. Nichols "A Book A Day" (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Precious Things: Two Women, Two Pasts, One Future (Faded Photographs) (Paperback)

This is the 3rd book in the 'Faded Photograph' series. In this one, we continue on with Kylie's desire to get to know her biological mother. Kylie has to make the decision to marry Matt or not, to move to Sabal Beach with her newfound grandparents or not, to sell her home or not...and in the midst of all this, she's unsure that her biological mother wants to have anything to do with her. Kylie has been dealt some serious blows in the previous book-her mother passing away, finding out she wasn't really her mother and that Kylie was adopted, discovering she had family in another state that didn't know she existed as well as a biological mother, and as the frosting on the cake, her fiance' confesses to making out with her "best" friend. Very rough couple of months for her.
Meanwhile, Blythe wants to get to know Kylie, but doing so would mean putting her career at risk. Also, Kylie's "new" grandparents have animosity toward Blythe that is frustrating and just one more hurdle for them both to get over.

(spoiler alert) I really enjoyed the first two books in the this series, but this one was somewhat of a letdown. While I'm happy that Blythe and Kylie form a relationship, Logan and Marilee tie the knot, and Jack and Allie tie the knot (all great wrap-ups to the books), the situation with Matt and Dena really bugs me. As we read in the 2nd book, he cheats on Kylie by making out with Dena, and when he confesses it he plays it off as more Dena's fault than his and even lies about the details of what happens. Granted, after it all finally comes out, he does stay very persistent but I just felt like he continued to downplay the whole situation and kept calling Kylie irrational. In the 2nd book, Kylie makes several observations of Logan's affection for Marilee and notes that Matt has never treated her that way. Sure, she keeps thinking of Matt anytime marriage comes up and she does still love him, but it truly blew me away when she gets back with him almost immediately and elopes with him. I realize Matt went through some counseling and re-committed his life to Christ, as did Kylie, and I wholeheartedly agree with forgiveness. I just wasn't convinced that he was good for her. All I'm saying is, if it were my daughter, and her fiance' didn't treat her with the love and respect that she desired BEFORE getting married, I would be strongly encouraging her to forget him. Forgive him, then forget him, LOL!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You can't run from your past forever..., June 30, 2004

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Kristin Bliss (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Precious Things: Two Women, Two Pasts, One Future (Faded Photographs) (Paperback)

Boeshaar has outdone herself in Precious Things. She flawlessly mixes the past with the present in a story that deals with tough issues such as Forgiveness, a Hidden Past, Rekindling Friendships, and of course, Romance!
The twist at the end really threw me. A terrific read that you won't be able to put down until you finish!
You HAVE to get this one!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Miss This One!, June 26, 2004

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Pamela S. Meyers (Arlington Heights, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Precious Things: Two Women, Two Pasts, One Future (Faded Photographs) (Paperback)

Precious Things by Andrea Boeshaar is a "don't miss this one" type of story. If you have already read books one and two of this series, Precious Things (PT) is a MUST! If you haven't yet read Broken Things and Hidden things, click as fast as you can to those titles and order them! Of course, as with any series, it is best to read them in order. Back to PT. Ms. Boeshaar has intricately wound together all the angst playing out in the hearts of her characters and deftly shows how without God's intervention and love nothing can be resolved. The reader travels Blythe's journey from a life protected by her deftly hiding behind her antiques business to literally being stripped bare of her protective cover. As much as it seems her life is all but falling apart, it is God's way of lovingly putting back together all that was broken so many years ago. Not only in Blythe's life but in so many of the characters you've come to know and love throughout this series.

Order this book. You won't be disappointed!