Expectations - The Andersen Saga

Clean and Wholesome Womens Fiction.

By: Jacie Middlemann

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's summary

Chris has always been a dreamer...happy to spend him time drawing with pen and pencil, pastels...even crayons. Adam has always been the pragmatic one...intent on his studies and long term goals. Yet no two brothers could be closer despite their many differences...

Expectations is the eleventh novella in the ongoing story of the Andersen family.

Livia Andersen was a woman who held her family together with a quiet smile and an iron will. It’s only been months since her death and the four children she leaves behind continue to grapple with the shifting changes in their lives now that she’s gone. Disappointments she kept to herself are coming to light. And the grandchildren she adored are struggling for answers not easily found.

Adam Andersen has had his future plotted out for him almost from the day he was born. Now he is faced with the realization that the future others have set him on the path for isn’t the one he wants. Worse, he’s uncertain about what it is he does wants. As he looks out over the lake he wonders if here in the seemingly middle of nowhere he might find the answers that have so far eluded him.

Chris Andersen is the living image of his father. But unlike his Dad…and his brother, he has always looked at life as an adventure and the unknowns just around the corner as an unexpected challenge to be explored. Also in contrast to his brother his thoughts have little to do with his future. But during the unexpected visit to their aunt his future seems unexpectedly mapped out for him…if it’s what he wants. Who could have known that the years spent drawing and doodling with whatever was at hand...pens, pencils, charcoal, pastels...could lead to something more?

Patrick Andersen needed to talk with his youngest sister. He wasn’t going to do it over the phone or any of the other more convenient means. He wanted to see her reaction when he told her what he’d found and the conclusions he’d drawn from it. That meant another trip to where she’d taken refuge to after the death of their mother. Within twenty-four hours of making that decision he was on the road with his two sons for a week long visit to her lakeside resort. He needed to understand why she’d handled things as she had. Made the choices she’d made. But before the end of the first day of their visit Patrick realized there were far more important reasons for spending a week in the tranquil safe haven that Claire now called home.

The Andersen Saga is a story of family. It is a story about joy and loss, hope and sorrow, betrayal and regrets, unconditional forgiveness, high expectations, and unwavering loyalty. It reminds that at the heart of who we are is the family we come from, the family who stands behind and beside us and at times against us. And who we become isn’t just a result of those still with us but those too that we’ve lost along the way. It is about the twist and turns every family deals with, the conflicts from within, and the never ending desire for acceptance and respect.

Expectations is the eleventh book in the ongoing Andersen Family Saga. Other books in the Andersen Family Saga include Betrayal, Resolute, Broken, Found, Choices, Regrets, Remember, Forgiven, Truths, and Always.