In This Lifetime

Your brother needs a new kidney. You're a perfect match. Would you do it?

Cherie Hollister struggles to raise her three daughters alone after her husband's tragic death. Now her mother is begging her to be tested as a potential kidney donor for her brother, making Cherie confront the anger and pain of their past. Her faith tells her to forgive but every maternal instinct in her body rails against forgiving the man whose negligence has left her 8-year-old daughter scarred for life.

Will Finnegan is a chief resident in the Emergency Room having left behind a successful law career to pursue medicine. Intrigued by the beautiful but prickly young mother, whose daughter is brought in by ambulance, Will finds he can't stop thinking about her. When he meets her again at a fundraiser for the Burn Center, she questions him about the safety of transplant surgery, and Will wants to help her make the most important decision of her life.

Will must navigate his growing feelings for the young widow even as Cherie struggles to make the right choice for her family. Can Cherie find it in her heart to forgive her brother and save his life?

For fans of Karen Kingsbury's, Someone Like You, In This Lifetime by Christine Anderson is a heart-wrenching tale of medical ethics, forgiveness, and the power of family. You won't want to miss this powerful story!

Endorsement:

Magnificent! A novel that puts the human condition on full display. Christine Anderson gets it. Her brilliant character development masterfully reflects the whole spectrum of the highs and lows of ever human life.

-Fr. Brain Sullivan, Pastor, Church of Christ the King

For a person of faith, there is an ever-present challenge to connect to an unseen God. In This Lifetime gives us a realistic and imaginative opportunity to do just that. Christine Anderson invites the reader on a family journey with all the twists and turns of life, tragedy, forgiveness, and love. In the end, you realize that she is telling a deeper, faith-filled, universal story.

-Dennis Corcoran, Corcoran Consulting. LLC

As a medical professional, In This Lifetime resonates with me as it portrays an accurate account of the real-life struggles medical providers grapple with when caring for critical patients and their families and the role of faith in the healing process.

-Melissa Gato, MSN, RN, CEN Emergency Nurse

In This Lifetime is a profound story with a heart-racing conclusion that identifies our deepest human yearnings and answers some of life's most important questions. Authentic and relatable, the characters remain with you long after you turn the last page. It is a must read!

-Pamela Abell, Conference speaker, Bible teacher, marriage/family mentor