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Key Features:
- Tina Marlar's inspiring journey is filled with exciting twists that captivate the reader while sharing eternal truths.
- Readers of all ages will enjoy this thought-provoking, uplifting novel.
- This is Chad Daybell's ninth book. He is also the author of The Emma Trilogy, the Tiny Talks series for children, and the best-selling non-fiction books The Youth of Zion and One Foot in the Grave.
Tina Marlar's family seems to have it all. Her parents, Frank and Carmen, are loving and supportive of Tina and her older sister Kim. However, Frank carries a secret of eternal importance.
When Tina dies in a car accident, she is surprised to meet Lucille, the paternal grandmother she never knew. She also discovers her father had once been a member of the LDS Church, but had long ago abandoned his faith and extended family.
Despite opposition in Spirit Prison, Tina embraces the gospel. Now her only hope of being baptized and crossing into Paradise lies with her family. It is her mission to bring her family to the truth.
Can a spirit have much influence on the living? Kim has already started searching out the gospel on her own. Carmen has never been religious, but she can't understand Frank's anger toward Kim's LDS friends. It will take one very determined spirit, and a missionary who follows spiritual promptings, to bring Frank's secret out in the open, and save all of their souls.
This newest novel from the author of the Emma Trilogy will both inspire and entertain you as Tina's quest comes to a surprising conclusion.
Reviews-
I liked how the author presented the afterlife in this book. Mr. Daybell writes about how we take our earthly habits with us and how they can affect our lives there. I also liked the way he presented the spirits working towards their own eternal salvation and how they give those of us on earth little pushes along the way.
I like everything about Chasing Paradise. It was so inspiring! I felt as though I was right there chasing paradise along with Tina and her family. I highly recommend this book.
Chasing Paradise is an exciting and, as always, carefully researched novel. Brother Daybell likes to explore aspects of the church not often explored in fiction. In a previous novel, he took us to the very last days. His newest book provokes a great deal of thought about what our lives might be like when we die, while never losing sight of a warm and captivating story. Tina is a believable and endearing character as she continues to be who she was, while growing from her experiences . This book will appeal to both teenagers and their parents, who enjoy a good gospel tale of love, family and testimony.
Chad Daybell has written a profound and interesting story. This is a story of a young woman who is searching during her life and then finds that life ended for her all to quickly. Chasing Paradise shows that there is hope beyond this life. Chad is a wonderful author who has written from the heart and with a deep testimony of Heavenly Father.
-Dianna Smith, a reader from Missouri
I found this book to be such a refreshing look at life and the after-life. The author, Chad Daybell, has such an articulate and clear way of writing. I found myself completely glued to the story and was unable to put it down until I finished the last word, which made me appreciate that it wasn't longer, so that I could get back to my life as a mother.
- Ilene Reher, a reader from Utah
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