The Novelist

A moving tale about a mother finding her voice and speaking her truth as she tries to save her son, from a Christy Award–winning author.

When novelist Jordan Casey is confronted by a writing student to compose something from her heart instead of her usual bestselling claptrap, she decides to accept the challenge. Departing from her usual adventure novels, Jordan begins to work on a story that allows her to explore and express her faith for the first time—something she had always been reluctant to pursue.

As she writes, she hopes to be able to teach her students—but she is also motivated by something else: a desire to reconnect with her son, Zachary. But stories have lives of their own and soon Jordan finds her real life intermingling with fiction, especially as Zachary’s suicidal desires come to life. Will Jordan learn how to save her son, while also saving herself?

This is a powerful novel that Publishers Weekly states is “guaranteed to wring tears from even the hardest-hearted reader.”