Walking on Broken Glass (Paperback)

from olegalCA

Superb debut novel! I liked the fact that the author tackled issues that are still too rarely found in "Christian" fiction and although the ending was disappointing, I enjoyed the journey.

from judyg54

I give this author a big thumbs up for writing a story that wasn't a pleasant experience for everyone involved, but yet made you feel and understand the characters going through this ordeal. Leah Thornton is a 27 middle-stage alcoholic. Her drinking got worse after she lost their baby girl Alyssa...

from ldrumm16

I really enjoyed this book. As the child of a recovering alcoholic, I could relate to the feelings Leah's loved ones were dealing with as she was entering her life of sobriety. It was also eye opening for me to "see" alcoholism from the alcoholic's point of view. I fell in love with Leah instantl...

from knittingmomof3

From my blog... Walking On Broken Glass is Christa Allan's Debut novel and an excellent debut it is. The reader is immediately drawn to Leah Thornton, a 27-year-old alcoholic. Leah is witty, warm, charming, and broken and the reader cannot help but care deeply for this wounded woman. Leah's frien...

from Jaie22

Better than I expected it to be; the writer seems to have a pretty good grasp on the upper-middle-class Southern urban experience. Or so it seemed to this outsider, anyway. Not sure the Christian aspect worked for me - really, the recovery process and the AA meetings gave enough emphasis to it, a...