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Eventide
Cindy Martinusen has an elegance to her writing that draws us in slowly, embraces us, then turns our eyes to things weighty and deep. She's done this for us in previous novels, and once again she uses the sea as a symbol of life and death. As a small gift to previous readers, she even references places familiar from "The Salt Garden."
"Eventide" is a story of a man and a woman whose desire to understand the past draws them in an ever-tightening circle toward a young woman on her deathbed. Carrie, the dying woman, is a former love of Graham, and the best friend of Lauren. Their attempts to unravel old mysteries drive wedges between them, while also offering chances to draw them closer than ever. Along the way, Carrie's adoring husband and likeable son are pulled in as well.
This is a story of haunting beauty, profound insight, and intrigue. While wearing certain colors of a mystery and a romance novel, it takes on hues all its own--hues that match Martinusen's ability with words. For those longing for rich stories and characters, look no further.
Eric Wilson "novelist" (Nashville, TN United States)
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The beginning of my own dark period began while writing Eventide. Little did I know it would get much worse and for a long time before improving. Some say that this is my saddest novel, but they also say that though sad, it really touches on eternity, redemption and new beginnings.
For one character, I borrowed heavily from my youngest son’s personality. And I included one of my favorite paintings that I first saw in high school at the Museum of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco.
There are wonderful experiences, deep insights, and a true need of God that develops only in the darkness times. I saw God in ways I never had during the good times.
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