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With a loving and successful husband, two beautiful children, and a new house in her hometown, Sierra Madrid leads a happy life. Then her husband, Alex, announces that he has taken a job in Los Angeles and that the family will soon move, and Sierra's dream is shattered. Once in the fast lane of big-city life, Alex becomes more aloof and the family begins the slow process of disintegration. Sierra's only consolation in her despair is one of her ancestor's journals. Sierra's own journey through pain toward reconciliation and redemption is mirrored in the journal entries she reads and rereads. Unfortunately, the journal entries are often intrusive and add little to the overall impact of the story. In addition, incredible and unnecessary plot elements at the story's end mar an otherwise strong romance. Purchase only where demand is warranted for former mainstream romance-writer Rivers's books.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Sierra Madrid. Woman of the nineties. Bold. Determined. Her life was about to be turned upside down. Mary Kathryn McMurray. Young pioneer on the Oregon Trail. She was filled with anger at being uprooted from her home. Two women, centuries apart, are joined through a tattered journal as they contend with God, husbands - even themselves - until they fall into the arms of the One who loves them unconditionally.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: The Scarlet Thread (Paperback)
With the exception of the Atonement Child, I really like Francine Rivers books, including the Scarlet Thread. This is the story of the marriage, and its disintegration, of Sierra and Alex Madrid. It tells of their troublesome beginning, resulting joy and then marital stress as Alex decides to move the family without consulting Sierra. The move brings more issues they fight over, bringing them in a downward spiral of anger and resentment until they finally get a divorce.However, it is during this, the end of Sierra's rope, that she comes to know God and begins to make changes, starting with herself. In this way she is able to attain forgiveness, towards many people, not just her ex-husband, and finally regain peace. This begins to have a positive affect on those around her. This was a really good book but quite intense. I almost wished I hadn't read it until after I was already married b/c it did make me very nervous about marriage. But the real message of the story is not about betrayal but about forgiveness and hope. There are so many lessons that can be pulled from this book, like most of Rivers books. Learning to cooperate, to lean on God, to love everyone and to recognize that everyone is suffering in some way so you should try to help as many as you can. I recommend this book unless you're already commitment-phobic in which case you might want to hold off for a while. :)
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Loved it!,
By tamaa "tamaa" (ks) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Scarlet Thread (Paperback)
I thank God for Francine Rivers. Her's is the best writing I have found in the Christian Fiction circuit. She has the perfect balance of romance/ suspense and drama. I really enjoyed this book and I have re-read 3 times. I liked Siera and found her to be a very "real" person, none of that phony, pseudo-christianity here. I liked Alex too. Flawed human bring, like the rest of us, who struggles to find his way back. These two entertained me and I laughed and I cried. Thanks Francine for creating such interesting characters. The only thing I didn't like were the journal entries, so I gave the book 4 stars.
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Nice To See Real Life Struggles,
This review is from: The Scarlet Thread (Paperback)
This book was an excellent example of the struggles many modern Christian women face. The ties that bind the present and the past were wonderful and thought provoking.
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