ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Her novel Embrace Me has been named as one of Library Journal's books of the year.
She lives in Lexinton, Kentucky, with her husband and three kids.
She stays busy by writing, volunteering at Kentucky Refugee Ministries, raising children and trying to be supportive of a husband in seminary. (Trying...some days she's downright awful. It's a good thing he's such a fabulous cook!) She can tell you one thing, it's never dull around there.
ABOUT THE BOOK

When Mary-Margaret Danaher met Jude Keller, the lightkeeper's son, she was studying at convent school on a small island in the Chesapeake Bay. Destined for a life as a religious sister, she nevertheless felt a pull toward Jude-rough and tumble, promiscuous Jude.
After sojourning as a medical missions sister in Swaziland, Mary-Margaret returns to the island to prepare for her final vows. Jude, too, returns to the island, dissolute and hardened. Mary-Margaret can hardly believe it when the Spirit tells her she must marry the troubled boy who befriended her all those years ago, forsaking the only life she ever wanted for a man she knows she'll never love.
If you would like to read the first chapter of The Passion of Mary Margaret , go HERE
My Review: This is a very unusual, yet special story. Dark and heavy things are dealt with, so this could be too heavy for some people. Personally, I loved it. I felt as though the issues written about are things from real life and need to be addressed in a way that will open hearts to see things the way God sees them. And especially open our hearts to see PEOPLE the way God sees them - as precious and valuable, no matter their sin or mistakes. I found myself captured by this book, finding a beautiful portrait of God's love for us, even when we are filthy with sin. I can honestly say, I don't think I will ever forget this story!
1 comment:
Thanks - can't wait to read this.
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