Where Do I Go?

Title: WHERE DO I GO?
Author: Neta Jackson
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
2008
ISBN: 978-1-59554-523-7
Genre: Inspirational/women’s fiction

Gabrielle Fairbanks used to be a carefree, spirited woman, but marriage to old Southern money has changed her. Now, her husband, Philip, has moved them to Chicago to start his own business, but seems content to leave their sons in boarding school in Virginia—the school he attended as a child. But Gabby isn’t content with that. She wants her children near her in the Chicago high rise they live in. But when Philip refuses to listen to her, Gabby attempts to find her own life.

When Gabby literally stumbles over a homeless woman, Gabby’s life suddenly has purpose. Despite Philip’s objections, Gabby goes down to the shelter she sends the old woman to on the guise of checking on her. What Gabby does instead is stumble into a job. Philip is less than pleased, as he simply wants a trophy wife, always at his beck and call.

When Gabby starts bucking Philip, sparks fly. Will Gabby’s marriage have a chance at happily-ever-after, or will she be forced to find her own path?

I was so excited when I received this first book in Neta Jackson’s newest series, A Yada Yada House of Hope, to review. Neta Jackson is a very talented author, and fans of her Yada Yada series will want to read WHERE DO I GO? All of the characters from the Yada Yada series make an appearance at some point in this story, though some are more prominent than others.

I couldn’t help but fall in love with Gabby, and the people she came in contact with, and applaud her for trying to find her place in the new world she found herself in. The book doesn’t exactly have a satisfactory ending, so I am looking forward to reading the next book in this series, Who Do I Talk To?, coming in September 2009. Discussion questions, and a preview of Dave Jackson’s new series The Yada Yada Brothers are included at the end of the book. Make sure you buy a copy of WHERE DO I GO? today. $14.99. 372 pages.