Once Upon a Time: Discovering Our Forever After Story

Written by Debbie Macomber

Narrated by Beth DeVries

From #1 New York Times bestselling author and one of America’s favorite storytellers comes a heartwarming, inspirational book to help us understand our lives as one continuous, never-ending story.

God has a story for your life…

Debbie Macomber has inspired millions of readers with her inspirational and moving stories for decades. Now with Once Upon a Time, she helps each of us to understand that life is a story, part of a grand narrative that God is writing day by day.

With chapters that cover the application of literary elements in real life such as characters (We are all main characters in a rich and complex story of our own), setting (As we begin to remember our own stories, it’s important to consider our own settings), and backstory (explore the details of your own background. Who are your people? Where did they come from? What is your spiritual legacy?) Macomber uses the structure of a story to illustrate God’s hand in our lives. Each chapter has a storytelling prompt—a thought-provoking question that will help frame our story—and a sidebar that expands on an idea from each chapter with practical tips.

Once Upon a Time shares Debbie’s love of storytelling and helps showcase the big picture of the narrative God is writing through us.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
• Release date: May 28, 2013
• ISBN: 9781442362741

Debbie Macomber

Debbie Macomber is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and one of today’s most popular writers, with more than 200 million copies of her books in print worldwide. In her novels, Macomber brings to life compelling relationships that embrace family and enduring friendships, uplifting her readers with stories of connection and hope. Macomber’s novels have spent over one thousand weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Seventeen of these novels hit the number one spot. A devoted grandmother, Debbie and her husband, Wayne, live in Port Orchard, Washington, the town that inspired the Cedar Cove series.

Reviews for Once Upon a Time

[judithdcollins · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Once Upon a Time is a very inspiring short and powerful read where Debbie shares her personal journey and challenges. It is always interesting to learn backgrounds of successful bestselling authors –to help others inspire to be their best. Debbie shares anecdotes from her own life making this a very up close and personal read-- to help discover your best, along with some Scriptures, devotionals, personal examination, keeping a journal, group discussions, and exercises. This book is excellent for authors, readers and all of us who inspire to be a good writer. Very well done!