Fall Back and Find Me
Fall Back and Find Me
Two resilient women separated by over 150 years are linked forever by their challenges, values, and determination.
Amber Prichard is thriving in her role as pastor’s wife, mom, and indispensable church volunteer—until chronic illness threatens to upend everything. Now unable to prove her value, she is forced to reevaluate how she defines herself. Inspired by an ancestor’s faded journal and heirlooms, she must work with her arch-nemesis if she wants to accomplish what is now impossible on her own.
Faced with the turmoil of the civil war, Willow Forrester didn’t intend to illegally enlist in the Union army as a secret female soldier. She only wanted to escape her father’s tyranny and follow her brother into the throes of adventure. When she comes face to face with the leader of a guerilla army, her health and insecurities threaten to shatter her heroism and render her powerless.
As their opposition threatens to overtake them, these two women must find their strength and identity to defeat impossible odds.
Oh my goodness, I AM Amber. How many times have I forced myself out of bed, only to sit in my chair all day long because I HAD to get up for the kids, but couldn’t even keep my eyes open? How many times have I had to rest after taking a shower? Not even with the energy to get dressed yet (sorry for that visual)? I mean, I’m not a preacher’s wife, but I AM a preacher’s kid, so I know all the “right” things to say and be. And when you feel like life’s falling apart because your body has betrayed you, you DO wonder what you’re being punished for. Goodness knows, that’s where my thoughts have been far too many times. And then you feel like maybe it IS all in your head, and you drive yourself CRAZY, wondering what on EARTH is wrong with you!!! You feel like you’re wasting this time you have with your children because you’re too lazy to get up. And do you know how many times I’ve wanted to ride in those electric carts at the grocery store, but don’t because I don’t want people staring at me, judging me, because I don’t look sick?
Awesome dual timeline story.
I was so excited to get to read Fall Back and Find Me. This is the second book I’ve read by this author. The first, A Battle Worth Fighting, was also a Sisters in Arms novel. The story is told in two different eras, during the Civil War and modern day.
I really connected with this book as someone who has POTS syndrome and other chronic health issues. I really felt a lot of what these characters were going through in particular the preacher’s wife. This book was very well written. Thank you Sarah for your words.
This dual time novel takes the time of Civil War and current day and shows how God can help each one to overcome the thing that would have brought them down. I enjoyed the stories, partly based on truth, and how the author brought the two stories together, with Love, laughter, life, struggles, and faith.
Such a amazing story. Having being diagnosed with POTS myself in October of 2022 I related to this book so much and felt seen. The characters in this were so well written I could just imagine all the characters. Also reminded me in my faith to lean into God as is my ultimate Father and will always be there to catch me when I fall.