Title: Invisible: A Novel
Genre: Contemporary Women’s Fiction
Author: Ginny Yttrup
I bought Invisible: A Novel because I wanted to read a story with a curvy main character. I myself being on the heavier side would like to see that beauty isn’t in the size of my body.
Ellyn DeMoss is an overweight chef who wonders if she loves butter more than God. She struggles with health issues related to her weight, but every time she tries to change her eating habits, something happens to set her back. She doesn’t trust men, and her inner voice Earl always has something negative to remind her that she’s unworthy of love.
Sabina Jackson is struggling with a hard bout of depression. It’s harder for her because she’s a psychologist. They aren’t supposed to have mental problems –right? Her depression is so bad that she can’t even get out of bed on occasion.
Twila Boaz is a fighter overcoming Anorexia. She battles food in the opposite way of Ellyn each and every day. Her father’s unexpected abandonment brought it on, and she feels the need to deprive herself because of this.
Miles Becker is Ellyn’s doctor who lost his wife to cancer two years earlier. He finally takes off his wedding ring to move on and fulfill his wife’s dying wishes of finding someone to love. He has his eyes on a certain chef, but will she reciprocate his feelings?
These four lives intertwine and find their beauty in God’s eyes. He made each of them from his own image. Sometimes we all need to step back and look at ourselves from another perspective to see our true image.
It took me a few chapters to really get into this book. I’m not sure if it’s because Ellyn’s character hit home or because it’s written in first person. But once I let go of the editor inside and really opened my heart to the story, I fell in love with each character’s struggle.
I recommend this to anyone who wants to understand the struggles that everyone goes through at one time or another. This book isn’t just about overweight or thin. It’s about trusting God and seeing ourselves through his eyes of love.
Genre: Contemporary Women’s Fiction
Author: Ginny Yttrup
I bought Invisible: A Novel because I wanted to read a story with a curvy main character. I myself being on the heavier side would like to see that beauty isn’t in the size of my body.
Ellyn DeMoss is an overweight chef who wonders if she loves butter more than God. She struggles with health issues related to her weight, but every time she tries to change her eating habits, something happens to set her back. She doesn’t trust men, and her inner voice Earl always has something negative to remind her that she’s unworthy of love.
Sabina Jackson is struggling with a hard bout of depression. It’s harder for her because she’s a psychologist. They aren’t supposed to have mental problems –right? Her depression is so bad that she can’t even get out of bed on occasion.
Twila Boaz is a fighter overcoming Anorexia. She battles food in the opposite way of Ellyn each and every day. Her father’s unexpected abandonment brought it on, and she feels the need to deprive herself because of this.
Miles Becker is Ellyn’s doctor who lost his wife to cancer two years earlier. He finally takes off his wedding ring to move on and fulfill his wife’s dying wishes of finding someone to love. He has his eyes on a certain chef, but will she reciprocate his feelings?
These four lives intertwine and find their beauty in God’s eyes. He made each of them from his own image. Sometimes we all need to step back and look at ourselves from another perspective to see our true image.
It took me a few chapters to really get into this book. I’m not sure if it’s because Ellyn’s character hit home or because it’s written in first person. But once I let go of the editor inside and really opened my heart to the story, I fell in love with each character’s struggle.
I recommend this to anyone who wants to understand the struggles that everyone goes through at one time or another. This book isn’t just about overweight or thin. It’s about trusting God and seeing ourselves through his eyes of love.