So This Is Goodbye

Jodi Allen Brice

Apr 2021 · Guardian Ink LLC

About this ebook

A carefully crafted life... unraveled.

To those around her, Mary Johnson’s life seems perfect. She is married to a doctor, her son got a full scholarship to college, and they live in a stunning home in the most desirable neighborhood.

Yet lately, it is getting harder and harder for Mary to smile through her pain. Deep down she knows something is missing, put can’t place what it is. Until, she meets her new quirky neighbor, Gladys, who is full of life and laughter. Her secret to a blissful soul? A deep commitment to her faith.

While Mary longs to learn how to live as Gladys does, she fears what her new friend will think if she knew the secret Mary carries on her heart. Little does Mary know, Gladys is holding onto a dark truth of her own. One that could make her a pariah in their little suburban paradise.

While other so-called friends threaten to reveal what they know as a means of manipulation, Mary scrambles to find a way to save the ailing facade of her perfect existence. Can she find a temporary fix to a spiraling situation? Or will the healing she needs come from the one true Physician of troubled souls?

Ratings and reviews

I would not ordinarily read this genre but was asked by a friend to please give it a try. I have to say I was surprised by how much the story emotionally got to me. I believe many people will see some part of themselves within the pages of this moving story. The book takes us on a woman's journey of self-discovery, during a period of confusion. She learns the meaning of true friendships, forgiveness, not only to others but to herself. She discovers that what she thinks is expected from herself had left her feeling unaccomplished and empty. All these change when she meets a new neighbor; a woman who is happy with her life. She learns from her what a true friend is, and how what she thought was expected from her is wrong. With her new understanding, she learns the meaning of "love they neighbor", sheds those she thought were friends, and becomes closer to her Lord through a better understanding of what his presence in her life means. Her view of her life, those around her, and most of all the peace and joy it brings to her are amazingly changed because of this understanding. Hope you choose to read this soul-reaching book.

About the author

Jodi Allen Brice has written numerous books under a different pen name. Under Jodi Allen Brice she writes fiction and small town clean and sweet romance.

She transitioned away from paranormal romance in the year 2020 when the virus hit. She said she felt she needed to write a book that would change hearts and minds where Christ is concerned. She is a Christian who loves studying Bible prophesy and spending time with her family in Arkansas. She’s is also an avid quilter and camping. Sometimes she does both at the same time!

Her favorite Bible verse is I Corinthians 15:51-52 

“In a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.”

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, so whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

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