Review: When the Day Comes – by Gabrielle Meyer

This one took some work to wrap my head around. Our main character, Libby lives a split life. Not between jobs or roles, but in her actual life. Each time she sleeps, she wakes up in another time – either Colonial Williamsburg in 1774 or 1914 New York City. She has a full life in each, but she is not really part of either.

Gabrielle Meyer presents a wonderfully strong and confident woman in both eras. Willamsburg is entering the early days of the brewing revolution and New York (and sometimes London) is in the throws of the WWI. Libby lives a most modest life in 1774, and in contrast, is part of the elite upper class in 1914. She knows that she can make a decision regarding her future on her 21st birthday, and for Libby it can’t come fast enough. As the date approaches, she has to wrestle with which life to leave behind, and live with the loss of what is so important to her there.

Because I know the publisher, I had to suspend my expectation that I was reading in a Christian genre. When I did that, it was much easier to process this time skipping. Without that realization, there were many theological challenges. Putting that aside, I enjoyed the book. I wil happily pass it along to a community reading nook, but it won’t be placed in the Church library.

“Book has been provided courtesy of Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.”