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by Vickie McDonough
Dancing Word Reviewer
Title: The Way of Women
Author: Lauraine Snelling
Publisher: WaterBrook Press
ISBN: 1-57856-787-4
Genre: Inspirational/Contemporary/Women/Fiction
In early May, 1980, life went on as normal for the people living around
The Lady-Mt. St. Helens, but all that was about to change.
Things can't get much worse for Mellie Sedor. Her husband can't find a
job, and her young daughter is suffering from leukemia. Mellie and Harv
tag-team, caring for Lissa and trying to get the rest they need to
continue on. Unable to drive or do much on her own, Mellie is totally
dependant on Harv. When a job hauling lumber on Mt. St. Helens opens up,
Harv is thrilled, but Mellie is scared to be without the
man she relies on.
Children's author, Katheryn Sommers, is fuming. Against her wishes and
against police orders, her husband David has taken their eleven-year-old
son up the mountain for a weekend camping trip. Mt. St. Helens is where
David finds peace when things become too much. But knowing The Lady has
been fussing and fuming herself makes Katheryn nervous. What would she do
if something happened to David and Brian?
Fashion photographer, Jenn Stockton, is relieved to get away from the
frenetic pace of New York and get back to her home state of Washington,
and to the mountain she explored as a teenager. Of course, it doesn't hurt
that Frank-the one man she's always loved-is still there, and available.
But Frank isn't the same man she left years ago, and neither is The Lady.
As Jenn photographs Mt. St. Helens, she feels a change coming-a change in
her life and in her mountain.
The Way of Women is the story of three ladies, strangers
thrown together by the tragic eruption of Mt. St. Helens. As each woman
faces life-changing events, she reaches deep and finds strength she never
knew she had. And that strength comes in part as she gives to others also
in need.
The events portrayed in the story are very realistic-men suffering from
mid-life's crises, a man drowning a disturbing past with alcohol, a child
suffering from leukemia, and a woman who knows success that others can
only dream of, realizes how little she really has.
While The Way of Women is inspiring, it is also quite sad. I had a
hard time getting into this book because so many characters were
introduced in the beginning. The author does a lot of head-hopping.
Chapter headings focus on a specific character, but you often find several
points of view within those chapters, which add to the confusion. Still,
The Way of Women is a good book, with an inspiring message of
holding on to God and friends when things are their darkest.
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