"He was her pastor, her husband, and her world. Then he confessed his affair with her niece."
Ellie Gold thought she understood the rhythm of her life. A steady marriage. A familiar church. A family she believed was secure. When her husband of fifteen years admits to a betrayal with her niece, the revelation shatters everything she trusted.
In the aftermath, a single moment on a freezing river bridge leaves Ellie facing the question she has avoided for years: where is God when the earth gives way beneath your feet? With two young sons depending on her, she has no choice but to keep moving forward, even as grief, doubt, and loss threaten to pull her under.
As Ellie navigates grief, shame, and the long road back to herself, unexpected friendships with a circle of women who refuse to let her disappear, and a tentative connection with an enigmatic neighbor, offer no easy answers. Only the fragile possibility that healing does not come all at once. It comes in fragments. In courage. And in choosing to stand again after even the worst betrayal. But doing so will require Ellie to risk more than she ever expected. And to embrace an unknown future.
“The cast of characters in this story will remind you of the importance of friendship, prayer, and beautiful second chances.”
--Melanie Campbell Author of One Woman Falling
WHAT AMAZON READERS ARE SAYING
" It's easily one of the most compelling, moving, extraordinary books I’ve read this year, so make sure you don’t miss it!"
--Book Addict, Top 500 Amazon Reviewer
"The rare women's fiction novel that feels like non-fiction. It has a little bit of everything and does everything well."
"...honest, raw, and powerful."
"This is a story that stays with you and makes you feel better for reading it."
"Gripping. I had to keep turning the next page."
"sticks with you and makes you appreciate friendship, family, and faith."
"love, love, LOVE!!!"
"Simply put, I loved this book. It was one of those kinds of novels that gets better as it goes, and then when it ends your sad because you have to say good-bye to the characters."
"A thought provoking message of what people are capable of--both the good and bad."
"Reads like a suspense thriller."
"Ellie's journey is a page turner."
"I was drawn in from the first sentence."
"Completely captures the pain, guilt, healing, and joy of the journey through infidelity."
"I recommend House on Sand for all who have suffered through divorce or the loss of a partner."
Praise for House on Sand
In House on Sand, Debby Handman courageously tackles the issue of infidelity and the deep hurt, betrayal, and trial of faith that ensues. Handman shows us, through her courageous heroine, Ellie, that no matter what trials we face, God brings hope and healing--often in unexpected ways. The cast of characters in this heartfelt story will remind you of the importance of friendship, prayer, and beautiful second chances.
-Melanie Campbell, Author of One Woman Falling and Winner of the 2020 Cascade Award
