The Well Read Book Club: "Bridge to Haven" by Francine Rivers
Mon, Sep 14
|The Well
A powerful 1950s tale of an abandoned girl who chases Hollywood fame as an escape, only to find that true healing requires burning the illusions and returning home. A beautiful story of grace.
Time & Location
Sep 14, 2026, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
The Well, 1790 Peachtree Pkwy #201, Cumming, GA 30041, USA
About the Event
To those who matter in 1950s Hollywood, Lena Scott is the hottest rising star to hit the silver screen since Marilyn Monroe. Few know her real name is Abra. Even fewer know the price she’s paid to finally feel like she’s somebody.
To Pastor Ezekiel Freeman, Abra will always be the little girl who stole his heart the night he found her, a wailing newborn abandoned under a bridge on the outskirts of Haven. Zeke and his son, Joshua―Abra’s closest friend―watch her grow into an exotic beauty. But Zeke knows the circumstances surrounding her birth have etched scars deep in her heart, scars that leave her vulnerable to a fast-talking charmer who lures her to Tinseltown.
Hollywood feels like a million miles from Haven, and naive Abra quickly learns what’s expected of an ambitious girl with stars in her eyes. But fame comes at a devastating price. She has burned…