Allreaders.com

Then Came Heaven Book Summary and Study Guide

LaVyrle Spencer Booklist LaVyrle Spencer Message Board

Detailed plot synopsis reviews of Then Came Heaven


The male character's wife gets hit by a train and dies. The female character is a nun who is questioning her vows when she starts falling in love with the man. The church is pressuring her to find out where she needs to be.
Click here to see the rest of this review...

The review of this Book prepared by Beckie Peterson



Chapter Analysis of Then Came Heaven

Click on a plot link to find similar books!

Plot & Themes

Time/era of story    -   2000+ (Present Day) Forbidden/mismatched love?    -   Yes How mismatched?    -   different religions Difficult/unusual lover?    -   Yes Inner struggle subplot    -   Yes Struggle with...    -   (general) search for identity/new understanding    -   angst over past dead relative(s) If one lover chases another...    -   they alternate

Main Male Character

Profession/status:    -   business executive Age/status:    -   40's-50's Sex makes him    -   mature

Main Female Character

Age/status:    -   20's-30's Profession/status:    -   unemployed Unusual characteristics:    -   Very shy

Setting

United States    -   Yes The US:    -   Midwest City?    -   Yes Small town?    -   Yes Small town people:    -   nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   no torture/death What % of story is romance related?    -   50% How explicit is the sex?    -   descript of kissing Focus of story    -   many multiple characters How much dialog    -   significantly more descript than dialog

Books with storylines, themes & endings like Then Came Heaven

Always In My Heart by Catherine Anderson
The Puzzle Bark Tree by Stephanie Gertler
Cloud Nine by Luanne Rice
What A Woman Wants by Brenda Jackson
Pants On Fire by Maggie Alderson
LaVyrle Spencer Books Note: the views expressed here are only those of the reviewer(s).
2 Ways to Search!
Or



Our Chief Librarian