Gifted: A Basket Weaver's Tale

By Valerie Banfield

Description:

When Alzheimer’s hijacked her father, disorder upended Connie’s world. When a stranger uses her as a pawn, danger lurks and chaos simmers.

Evan Nichols has the evidence; an unsavory pair wants it back. If he’s caught? He hasn’t much at stake. He’s already lost his wife and kissed his home goodbye. He drives a disintegrating rattletrap; his business is on life support.

Since the Alzheimer’s diagnosis, confusion and turmoil override Connie Thompkins’ routine life as a CPA and part-time basket weaver. When Evan’s misdeeds spiral into Connie’s realm, his antics challenge her faith and steal her contentment.

The immediate distaste they hold for each other leaves them flailing in a tangled web of distrust and discord. He needs a willing accomplice. She wants the sneaky interloper to right his life’s ambitions and choose an honorable path. They can’t undo the past. Can they salvage their futures?

Book Takeaway:

In the midst of trials, we can choose an honorable path, or an easy one. The choice will shape our present, our future, and our legacy. In the midst of loss, God stands ready to sustain us.

Why the author wrote this book:

This book, and the Honor Basket depicted on the book cover, came to me while my family walked through Alzheimer's disease with my father. The very nature of the disease creates, at times, a lonely journey. I gathered my thoughts in the story realm, where I could let a fictitious character capture some of the tender moments, along with heart-rending trials, and found it quieted my heart.