Book Review: ‘A Distant Shore: A Novel’ By Karen Kingsbury

Author Karen Kingsbury is know for her novels having a message and being inspiring. Her newest novel A Distant Shore does not disappoint. Eliza Lawrence lost her mother and brother at a young age. She then had to live with her father on a island in a place that she under guard. Her father is a trafficker and she knew how bad he was. She was treated good but had to see things no child/young girl should. She was also promised to someone by a certain age. 10 years ago she tried to end it all in the ocean. She was saved by a 16 year old boy named Jack, who suffered a tragic loss when he rescued her. Now 10 years later and Jack is a top FBI agent and his case is to bring down Eliza’s father once and for all, and he poses as the man that will marry Eliza. He has no idea she’s the same girl, nor does she know it’s him. A plan is made and it will take trust and help to get her and the other girls out of that island. When all is said and done a new relationship will blossom but the past can come back and haunt you and for Eliza and Jack it may take devine intervention to overcome things. A solid story is built around these two characters who have had to deal with a lifetime of grief.

You can pick up A Distant Shore in stores on Tuesday, April 27th from Atria.