By Staff Christian Newswire
“The phenomenal success of these books – each dealing with the importance of faith and commitment in the family – shows the great hunger for encouraging and inspiring messages today,” said Selma Wilson, B&H Publishing Group president. “The Carpenters, Alex and Stephen Kendrick and Priscilla Shirer are sharing needed and wanted truth and doing so in a way that encourages and engages readers.”
The Vow traces actual events from the 1990s, when Kim and Krickitt Carpenter met, fell in love and married. Just ten weeks later, the couple survived a terrible car wreck with Krickitt awakening in the hospital married to a stranger. The accident had claimed 18 months of her memories, including all recollection of Kim.
Their story inspired the No. 1 movie in the country, The Vow starring Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams, which took in over $40 million its opening weekend. The Vow book, in addition to its No. 1 rank on the Times non-fiction best-seller list, also earned the No. 7 spot for combined non-fiction print and e-books. The book, originally released in 2000, launched again February 10 with an additional chapter and photos updating the Carpenter’s story.