From Publishers Weekly
Ryan's winsome memoir and writing debut traces her desperate search for a man—specifically a husband—and for a spirituality that works for her. En route, her heart is broken in every possible way: her college fiancé cheats on her; her first husband abuses her; and she dates a succession of alternately nice and creepy noncommittal guys. She attempts to talk herself out of her desire for marriage, hoping that crystals, feng shui and astrology will provide the guidance she needs to sort out the mess of her life. When she ends up unemployed and broke in Boston, she channel surfs across a Joyce Meyer program one afternoon and is shocked to hear that the Bible promises good things. She visits an evangelical church, joins a small group and ever so tentatively explores the idea of Jesus, eventually giving him her broken life and asking him to fix it. God promises her a husband and delivers (with a tinge of prosperity gospel that will appeal to Meyer fans), but not without cost. In spite of her desperation and a string of horrible choices, Ryan is eminently likable and vulnerable, and her sharp writing will appeal to faithful and irreverent readers alike.
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'Trish Ryan is a woman on a search. She's honest, vulnerable, funny and frank and simply will not settle for a life without greater meaning or a man without a generous heart. Her story will connect with all those who quest for true love and a greater purpose or pattern for the way they live their lives.' -- Margaret Sartor, New York Times bestselling author of Miss American Pie: A Diary of Love, Secrets, and Growing Up in the 1970s '...winsome memoir and writing debut ...Ryan is eminently likable and vulnerable, and her sharp writing will appeal to faithful and irreverent readers alike.' -- Publisher's Weekly 'This is one riveting story...I can identify with what it feels like to look in all the wrong places -and then realize down the road that God has been writing a story that is so much bigger and better than I could have ever imagined. It's not often that someone can make me read into the wee hours - and then laugh so hard that I wake my poor husband up from a sound sleep.' -- Shaunti Feldhahn, bestselling author of For Women Only: What You Need to Know About the Inner Lives of Men
