The Awakening

In this contemporary novel, young newlyweds Aimee and Rob discover that marriage is more wonderful than they had dreamed – and more difficult, with challenges from within and without, testing their newfound faith. There are surprising problems of adjustment, issues with Aimee’s job and unexpected conflict with her family. Rob struggles with issues from his past that threaten his fragile relationship with his mother: can she maintain her sobriety? Aimee’s parents face an upheaval in their marriage that leads them to reexamine their troubled pasts. Two problem pregnancies: how will they end? Are fathers important? Or even necessary? Rob and Aimee examine their views about abortion. Rob makes a decision that puts his future in med school at risk. Gramps faces an on-going conflict in the nursing home that worries them all.