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 | : | Anniversary 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 ReviewsComment On Out Of Books The Scarlet Thread
it is the men who dream of Oregon. It is as though Heaven itself beckons them and we must all cross hell to get to it. Set across different centures, The Scarlet Thread follows the lives of two women who are joined through an old, tatty journal as they each grapple with their husbands ambition. Twenty-first century woman Sierra Madrid is less than thrilled when her husband Alex announces that he has accepted a job offer which means they must move hundreds of miles to Los Angeles. She is soI enjoyed some elements, and I understand the religious tone and idea of forgiveness, but went too far! Sierra was harsh at times, but I felt her reaction was quite valid as her husband made a life changing decision and told her after! His behaviour when her mother died, and his affair and disgusting words were despicable! Yet everything was somehow Sierra's fault? She was partially to blame, but Alex choseTo lie, have an affair, abandon his wife, barely see his children, call his wife names and
Francine Rivers is becoming one of my favorite authors. I just read The Scarlet Thread and what can I say but I loved it! This story is about two women in different times and the struggles that they go through. The characters we meet are Sierra Clanton Madrid and Mary Kathryn McMurray. These two women are related to each other but live years apart. Mary Kathryns is a pioneer woman struggling on the Oregon Trail and Sierra is a modern day wife that was also moved from her northern California home
What can I say? I don't expect a ton from Francine Rivers. The most interesting parts of her books are people's conversion stories. That's where this one disappointed. Everything happened "too easily" and all the resolutions to each problem (that took HUNDREDS of pages going through each minor issue) took only a handful of pages to resolve. I didn't feel that any of the characters grew, they just shifted into these obvious molds. The moral of this story is unfortunate as well...it seems that no
An excellent book. Hard to describe because sometimes it seemed dramatic but there was a point to it.
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).
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
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