A Way Back to You is a charming novel, proving that love is timeless. Anne, a recent widow, never realized how much the abused boy in her church ward looked to her for hope, but when she returns to high school the second time she realizes just how much he loved and cared about her, and she finds herself feeling the same way. 

I genuinely enjoyed getting to know the young boy, Sam, who coaxes Anne into graduallly believing in herself. Throwing a spin on the normal coming of age story, however, Anne is both a mother and a high school student simultaneously, making her “coming of age” occur at both 16 and 38 in the same second. I loved the internal struggle she went through deciding whether or not to change fate in order to be with her chldren again. 

I would recomend this LDS fiction novel to all teens and young adults who are seeking to find themselves as well as some good entertainment. 

This book was sent to Compass Book Ratings for review by Deseret Book

Content Analysis:

Profanity/Language:  None

Violence/Gore:  Two teens contemplate suicide; man talks about war experiences; man reportedly abuses wife. 

Sex/Nudity:  Few kisses; hand holding. 

Mature Subject Matter:

Death of a family member; considered suicide; war; spouse abuse. 

Alcohol / Drug Use:

Man is supposedly drunk when he hits his wife.