Happily Managing a Household of Boys: JustRead Tours Blog Tour: This Ain't No Promised Land by Tina Shelton

Friday, March 22, 2024

JustRead Tours Blog Tour: This Ain't No Promised Land by Tina Shelton

This Ain't No Promised Land JustRead Blog + Review Tour

Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for This Ain’t No Promised Land by Tina Shelton, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

Title: This Ain’t No Promised Land
Author: Tina Shelton
Publisher: Kregel Publications
Release Date: March 19, 2024
Genre: Christian General Fiction

"With stellar storytelling skills, Tina Shelton reminds us that while love isn't always enough to erase the hurts, it's the only way to survive them. A powerful read!"

--Julie Cantrell, New York Times & USA Today best-selling author of Perennials

When her husband dies, Charlotte can't face the things she's done that could tear her family apart. So she drops a goodbye letter in the cookie jar and flees south to escape everything--her life, her three daughters, the mistakes she's made, and the secrets eating her alive.

Now Gracey and her sisters are alone on Chicago's South Side with nothing but their home and belongings. They're doing everything they can to stay together, but young teens aren't meant to parent themselves. Their close-knit Black community gathers around them to keep them fed and clothed with the utilities on, but that's not enough to fix the damage of abandonment.

Hundreds of miles away, Charlotte is struggling to keep her own head above water. She's made a close friend who talks to her about God in a way Charlotte's never heard before. But when her demons catch up to her, the shaky peace she tried to build shatters. Even if she's able to find the courage to embrace motherhood again, will it be enough to save the family she left behind?

Christian Fiction is a favorite Genre of mine. This Ain't No Promised Land by Tina Shelton is the latest book in this genre that I have read. It is the Debut novel for new Author Tina Shelton.

The Storyline of this book caught my attention from the very beginning. The setting of the 1980's on the South Side of Chicago really reasonated with me. I grew up in the 80's on the South Side of Chicago. Charlotte is a recently widowed mom with 3 teenagers daughter. She is struggling with life and decides to head south leaving her daughters to "fend for themselves". I really LOVE how the Community comes together to help the 3 young teenagers(16, 14 and 12) and to make sure they can survive on their own. The girls are struggling and begin to make decisions that are not wise. Gracey, Francine, and Joanna make their way to Mississippi to live with their Grandmother and to hopefully get back on track. Charlotte has found a new friend in Georgia, where she is now living. The book is really twofold, telling the story of Charlotte and also telling the Girls story and how they had to grow up fast after their Mom left them in Chicago. Charlotte had to work through some past troubles and situations in order to be able to come back to the girls to be the mom she should be. The girls, with the help of their Grandmother, had to work through the struggles of life without Mom. I really LOVE how they were strong throughout. The book is one that has some STRONG difficult topics, the author does a great job with her writting about those with sensitivity. The faith messages throughout the book are also wonderful and encouraging. I truly enjoyed this book and Charlotte and her girls story. GREAT BOOK!

Tina Shelton

Tina Shelton is registrar at Chicago Theological Seminary and a pastor in the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church. She is also the mother of two young adults, and loves walking, working out, and traveling with her family. This is her first novel.

Connect with Tina by following her on Instagram @ts_walking

(1) winner will win a signed copy of This Ain't No Promised Land and several book-related goodies, including a friendship bracelet, a mini journal, a pen, and a prayer tin.

Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight March 18, 2024 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on March 25, 2024. Winner will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.

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