Francine Rivers
Paperback | Pages: 462 pages Rating: 4.18 | 26959 Users | 904 Reviews
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| Original Title: | The Scarlet Thread |
| ISBN: | 0842342710 (ISBN13: 9780842342711) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Sierra |
| Setting: | California,2000(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | RITA Award by Romance Writers of America for Best Inspirational Romance (1997) |
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The Scarlet Thread by Francine Rivers is NOT my favorite book. It probably never will be, no matter how many times I read it. I can't even say I like Sierra, the main character of the novel, or what she does, or Alex, the other main character. Why not? Because reading this book is like holding up a mirror and looking at myself, square in the face. Never did I feel I was inside Sierra's mind, but often I felt she had invaded mine.This novel actually is a story within a story, telling the story of Sierra along side the story of Mary Katherine. Both left their comfortable life among family to follow their husbands, and did this unwillingly. Though many years separated them, the two stories (Mary Katherine's narrative told through her journal which survived all those centuries) are closer than is comfortable. This clearly shows that humans through the ages have battled the same enemy. Ms. Rivers does not hesitate to write about the hard issues, and does not gloss over the repercussions that might arise from them.
This is truly a romantic story, not so much between husband and wife, though that is definitely there, but between God and His crowning creation. How He pursues us, and uses our choices and decisions to call us to Him. How He is always there, waiting for us to turn to Him at our lowest point, when we feel the most insignificant and always loving us, even when our determination is to have nothing to do with Him.
So even though this is not my favorite book by Francine Rivers, this is one that has a permanent and prominent spot on my bookselves.
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| Title | : | The Scarlet Thread |
| Author | : | Francine Rivers |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 462 pages |
| Published | : | October 1st 2000 by Living Books (first published October 1st 1995) |
| Categories | : | Christian Fiction. Fiction. Christian. Historical. Historical Fiction. Romance |
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Ratings: 4.18 From 26959 Users | 904 ReviewsCriticism Appertaining To Books The Scarlet Thread
Originally posted on Creative Madness Mama Originally published in 1996, now refreshed with a gorgeous new cover for 2012! Read from June 08 to 09, 2012 I own a copyReading the slight description blurb for this book does not even begin to touch on what all is inside. This Creative Madness Mama had the God-timing to accidentally pick this book up after a very frustrating disagreement with the Enginerd. This edition is a reprint with a gorgeous new cover (also just reprinted The Atonement Child).I rated this two stars because I didn't think this book was bad and deserved one star. I finished it and that says something but I don't think this will ever be a recommendation I give to others. It's a slow read without surprises. I knew exactly how the book was going to pan out from the first 50 pages and I was spot on.If you have nothing else to read then this novel will do but please know it is nothing like Francine Rivers' previous novels A Voice In The Wind or Redeeming Love. QUESTION:
An excellent book. Hard to describe because sometimes it seemed dramatic but there was a point to it.
I gave this book 5 stars as I loved and loathed it.... The parts I loved was the angst the drama, the dueling stories.... the goodness and love that was projected by several characters.... The parts I loathed.. hated.... was the hero...uh not a hero in any manner in ANY WAY ON ANY DAY OR ON ANY PLANET....do I need to clarify..lol. The other woman a side note of hatefulness (especially in her affair as well as the way she treated his son), the heroine she was at times a pill...but I rooted for
"When Sierra discovers her young ancestor's handcrafted quilt and reads her journal, she finds that their lives are very similar. By following her ancestor's example, she learns to surrender to God's sovereignty and unconditional love."I should have taken the last sentence of that synopsis as a red flag, but when I had the chance to read this book after coming across it in a Little Free Library, I just couldn't pass it up because I love historical fiction, and regardless of whatever issues I
I have mixed feelings about this book... On one hand, I did enjoy reading it and was very motivated to keep reading and finish it. On the other hand, I'm not sure how I feel about the message of the book- I feel like the woman was blamed way more than she should've been. Spoiler alert: There is NO excuse for having an affair; I don't care what your wife is like. Honestly, she had a legitimate reason to be ticked about having to move without having been consulted first. Yes, in Christian
At first I thought the book was kinda depressing. I kept thinking these people had such sad lives, and I was hoping that it would get better. As the book went on I got caught up in their characters, and how a life without Christ could be like. I kept thinking, "if they only knew God". By the middle of the book I couldn't put it down. i had to know if these people would be able to put their lives back together. It was an amazing testimony to the power of God to heal you no matter what has
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