At thirty-one, Ellen Barrett has already won a Pulitzer prize. Sadly, though, her skill as a journalist far surpasses her ability to sort out her troubled past. When she returns to picturesque Petoskey, Michigan, for her beloved father&rsquo;s funeral, it&rsquo;s a traumatic emotional and spiritual journey for Ellen&mdash;a rediscovery of what is truly important and eternal. <br><br><b>Will facing her past tear</b> <br><br><b>Ellen apart&mdash;or teach her what</b> <br><br><b>is truly important in her life?</b> <br><br>Ellen Barrett, thirty-one, is a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist <br><br>with an uncertain marriage, a forgotten faith, and haunting memories <br><br>of her picturesque hometown and the love she left behind. The eldest <br><br>of five siblings, Ellen longs for the time, long ago, when they were <br><br>happy&mdash;when they were a family. <br><br> <br><br>Then tragedy strikes. Now Ellen&rsquo;s beloved father is dead, and she <br><br>must leave Miami and return to her childhood home on the shores of <br><br>Little Traverse Bay in Petoskey, Michigan. <br><br> <br><br>As she returns to a world that was, an avalanche of memories is <br><br>unleashed. And so Ellen&rsquo;s quest begins&mdash;a quest to make peace with the <br><br>people who still live there, with the losses and changes that time <br><br>has wrought, and with the future God has set before her.<br><br><b>Story Behind the Book</b><br><br>&ldquo;Each of my novels is a piece of my heart. <i>Where Yesterday Lives</i> was my first-ever novel, and as such it is somewhat autobiographical. The childhood story of Ellen Barrett, her love for her parents and siblings, is my story&mdash;though her current story and struggles are fictional. <i>On Every Side </i>sheds light on the struggle for religious freedom in today&rsquo;s climate; something I am passionate about. Finally, <i>When Joy Came to Stay</i> is the story of one woman&rsquo;s battle against depression and the secrets of her past.&rdquo; &mdash;Karen Kingsbury