It Is Well

Name: It Is Well
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: James D. Shipman
ISBN: 9781531834982

Author: James D. Shipman

Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner

Unabridged: 10 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 11/01/2016

Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

Jonathan Beecher, a middle-aged widower and small-town store owner, has never asked for much. But lately, all too much is being asked of him. The bombing of Pearl Harbor plunges America into World War II and deeply fractures Jonathan’s own family. His eldest son, a civilian contractor, is trapped on a Japanese-occupied island in the Pacific. Jonathan’s feckless younger son ignores his father’s pleas to stay home and joins the army. And his bright, devoted daughter, who Jonathan hoped would go to college, elopes with a brutally abusive man instead.Jonathan has always met adversity with quiet faith, but as his emotional and financial losses accumulate, so do his doubts. In the midst of his pain, Sarah, a widow herself, emerges as a kind, compelling friend. Powerfully drawn to Sarah, Jonathan struggles to remain true to his late wife. James D. Shipman’s tender, wise novel examines the paradox of human suffering: how irrevocable loss, if we are willing to let it, begets spiritual gain.

About James D. Shipman

James D. Shipman, an Amazon bestselling author, was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest. He began publishing short stories and poems while earning a degree in history from the University of Washington and a law degree from Gonzaga University School of Law. He opened his own law firm in 2004 and remains a practicing attorney. Constantinopolis, his first published novel, depicts the epic fifteenth-century battle between the Turkish and Roman empires for the fabled city of Constantinople. Going Home, his second novel, is based on a true Civil War story. An avid reader, especially of historical nonfiction, Shipman also enjoys traveling and spending time with his family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Constantine on September 29, 2017

Rating: 4.0/5.0 The story follows the members of the Beecher family, Jonathan (a father who lost his wife to cancer), his two sons (Mathew & Luke) and daughter (Mary). The story is set during world war 2 times. Historically I find it to be very accurate. Through the whole book we follow each one of t......more

Goodreads review by Nel on November 20, 2016

As a free Kindle First pick, I had high hopes that this would be an enthralling historical fiction novel. I was unaware that this would partially be a faith-based romance, and therefore, did not meet my expectations in the least. Perhaps I should have read the product description more in depth. The......more

Goodreads review by Michael on April 19, 2020

..He asked a few of Luke’s friends, but nobody had seen him. For the next several hours Jonathan drove, stopping by houses and his son’s favorite places around Snohomish. Still no luck. There was a chance he might be out cavorting as he so often was, but Jonathan was sure this time that wasn’t true.......more

Goodreads review by Tom on November 11, 2016

Historically accurate and written from the sentiment of the time period (WW2), when real men didn't talk about their feelings or cotton such mamby-pamby concepts like "calling the police," "taking out a loan" or "asking others for help." A real man solves his problems with the sweat of his brow, a p......more