The Color of Heaven: a journey about love, loss and learning to live again

The Color of Heaven is the first book in Julianne MacLean’s The Color of Heaven series. Sophie Whitman is a successful columnist when her world falls apart. First, her daughter, Megan’s unexpected illness spins their perfect life off its axis. The next three years involve doctor’s visits, tests, painful procedures just for the hope of Megan’s survival. And just when Sophie couldn’t take anymore devastation, her husband, Michael, announces that he has fallen in love with someone else. She decides to get away from it all when her car skids off an icy road and plunges into a frozen lake. There, in the depths of the cold, dark lake, she begins a journey which will unlock surprising secrets from her family’s past and reveal to her what it means to truly live and love.

The Color of Heaven is my second book by Julianne MacLean and I started this book with hesitation as I was less than impressed with the previous book. However, The Color of Heaven is an emotional roller coaster of grief, life’s surprising twists and turns and learning to live again after a devastating loss. From the opening chapter to the closing epilogue, Sophie’s journey will grip you. You will cry with her. You will gasp at the secrets and you will smile and sigh at the great moments of life and love. It is a book that will keep you guessing and just when you think you’ve figured it out, another twist. I look forward to reading the rest of this series. As I finished this book, I received a notification that the second book was a free eBook. Fate? I don’t know but I eagerly downloaded it. I highly recommend The Color of Heaven. 

The Color of Heaven is available in paperback, eBook, and audiobook