Life-Tangles

She longs to be loved. But what if the greatest obstacle to happiness is herself?

Seventeen-year-old Rhoda Frith has spent seven years dreaming of her mother's return. She imagines a joyful reunion, a loving home, and the chance to become the daughter her family can finally appreciate.

But reality is nothing like her dreams.

Her younger sisters demand attention, her older cousins seem to manage everything better than she does, and her mother's affection must be shared. Hurt, jealous, and desperately eager to feel important, Rhoda finds herself caught in a whirlwind of family arguments, wounded pride, and emotions she cannot control.

When her increasingly difficult behavior leads to an unexpected stay with her uncle and aunt, Rhoda encounters people whose quiet courage and selflessness challenge everything she believes about happiness.

Among them is Millicent Farrars, a young woman whose devotion to her struggling family conceals painful sacrifices and a love she may never be free to claim. As Rhoda grows older, complicated friendships, romantic feelings, unspoken rivalries, and difficult choices draw her into an emotional struggle between personal desire and loyalty to others.

Through the intimate pages of her journal, Rhoda reveals her deepest insecurities, secret hopes, moments of jealousy, and painful discoveries about herself. Every disappointment becomes a lesson, every relationship a test, and every choice carries consequences that may shape the rest of her life.

Can she learn to distinguish genuine love from selfish longing before her own desires cost her the happiness she seeks?

Life-Tangles is a deeply moving coming-of-age novel blending inspirational Christian fiction, family drama, emotional self-discovery, and romantic complications. Told through a young woman's candid diary entries, this compelling story explores mother-daughter relationships, jealousy, forgiveness, faith, personal growth, and the difficult journey toward emotional maturity.

Perfect for readers who enjoy heartfelt family sagas, strong yet imperfect female protagonists, character-driven women's fiction, inspirational coming-of-age stories, and emotionally rich novels about love, sacrifice, and the choices that define our lives.