✍ Scribed by Michele Phoenix
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An impossible decision in the chaos of D-Day. Ripples that cascade seventy-five years into the present. And two lives transformed by the tenuous resolve to reach out of the darkness toward fragments of light.
Cancer stole everything from Ceelie—her peace of mind, her self-image, perhaps even her twenty-three-year marriage to her college sweetheart, Nate. Without the support of Darlene, her quirky elderly friend, she may not have been able to endure so much loss.
So when Darlene’s prognosis turns dire, Ceelie can’t refuse her seemingly impossible request—to find a WWII paratrooper named Cal, the father who disappeared when Darlene was an infant, leaving a lifetime of desolation in his wake.
The search that begins in the farmlands of Missouri eventually leads Ceelie to a small town in Normandy, where she uncovers the harrowing tale of the hero who dropped off-target into occupied France.
Alternating between Cal’s D-Day rescue by two young French sisters and Ceelie’s present-day journey through trial and heartbreak,Fragments of Lightposes a timeless question: When life becomes unbearable, will you press toward the light or let the darkness win?
Praise forFragments of Light
“With depth of emotion and vivid images of a war-torn WWII world,Fragments of Lightnails down the achingly real in a character’s journey, tackling both raw and poignant moments from a practiced pen. Michele Phoenix shines a spotlight on God’s chasm-crossing persistence to rebuild the shattered places of our lives—and the people He uses to do it—no matter how much time has passed between brokenness and the quest for healing. Readers will root for Ceelie and Nate long after they’ve turned the last page!” —Kristy Cambron, bestselling author ofThe Butterfly and the Violinand the Lost Castle novels
“Michèle Phoenix skillfully explores the strength and resiliency of the human spirit but also its heartbreaking limits. Brimming with expertly researched wartime details,Fragments of Lightabounds with poignancy and insight.” —Susan Meissner, bestselling author ofThe Last Year of the War
“Ceelie’s anguish and hope, Darlene’s spunk and pain, and Cal’s courage and conviction—all of it combines to create a story as beautiful as it is heartbreaking. In short, I loved this book!” —Lauren Denton,USA TODAYbestselling author ofThe HideawayandThe Summer House
“A compelling story across time of love, loss, and what happens when tragedy strikes." —Katherine Reay, bestselling author ofDear Mr. KnightleyandThe Printed Letter Bookshop
“An immersive and unforgettable treatise on the power of love in all of its manifestations." —Rachel McMillon, author ofThe London Restoration
“It’s not often a story moves me asFragments of Lighthas. With a rare and honest voice, Michèle Phoenix weaves a story of heroes from yesteryear and also those from your neighborhood—each with hearts of valor—as they endure the fight of their lives." —Elizabeth Byler Younts, Carol Award–winning author ofThe Solace of Water
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