Award-winning and highly acclaimed author, Michèle Phoenix, pens a story of marriage and missions, and what happens when they donât always align.
âThe Poisonwood Bible for a new generation.â âElizabeth Musser, author of The Long Highway Home
âI felt torn between two worlds. Each with its own mystery. One more captivating than the other, but the other more real and breathing.â
It took Lauren and her husband ten years to achieve their dreamâreaching primitive tribes in remote regions of Nepal. But while Sam treks into the Himalayas for weeks at a time, finding passion and purpose in his work among the needy, Lauren and Ryan stay behind, their daily reality more taxing than inspiring. For them, what started as a calling begins to feel like the familyâs undoing.
At the peak of her isolation and disillusion, a friend from Laurenâs past enters her life again. But as her communication with Aidan intensifies, so does the tension of coping with the present while reengaging with the past. Itâs thirteen-year-old Ryan who most keenly bears the brunt of her distraction.
Intimate and bold, Of Stillness and Storm weaves profound dilemmas into a tale of troubled love and honorable intentions gone awry.
âIn this fine novel, Phoenix realistically captures the deep struggles enveloping a missionary family.â âPublishers Weekly
Born in France to a Canadian father and an American mother, Michèle Phoenix is a consultant, writer and speaker with a heart for Third Culture Kids. She taught for 20 years at Black Forest Academy (Germany) before launching her own advocacy venture under Global Outreach Mission. Michèle travels globally to consult and teach on topics related to this unique people group. She loves good conversations, mischievous students, Marvel movies and paths to healing. Learn more at michelephoenix.com Twitter: @frenchphoenix