Author: Jane
Kirkpatrick
Pages: 1170
Disclaimer:
I received a copy of this book for free from Waterbrook
Multnomah Pulbishers as part of their Blogging for Books program in exchange
for an honest review.
In a time and culture where women were
subservient and seen rather than heard, Emma was fiercely independent,
outspoken, and opinionated. Growing up in the German communal-living colony of
Bethel, Missouri under the almost autocratic leadership of Wilhelm Keil, Emma
was often at odds with the way things were done. The community practiced the
Diamond Rule: To make someone else’s life better than your own. Though in her
youth Emma’s independence and strong-will made her do some selfish things, as
she grew and matured and struggled through life’s difficulties she learned to
lean on those around her and became a very generous woman.
The trilogy follows Emma Wagner Geisy
from her teenage years until she was in her late 30s. It is a fictional story
based on a real person. Many of the larger details that carry the story along
are factual.
Throughout her life, Emma experienced
adventure, love, hardship, and loss. The books take us through her journey as
she goes from being fiercely independent to being dependent on the people
around her and happy to be. Emma grows so much as a person and as a Christian.
Life softens her rough edges, as it has a tendency of doing.
I enjoyed reading this book. I could
relate to Emma and her independent streak and strong will. Emma’s independence
and strong was both an asset and a liability as it led her to both good
decisions and bad.
When you’re as strong-willed as Emma
was and I am, life isn’t always easy. You tend to learn things the hard way and
through being broken and remolded, eventually you become more pliable in the
hands of God. At least that’s what happened with Emma, and I hope will happen
with me. Over time Emma learned to depend on God and others and trust them
more.
I liked the characters in this book. They
were very well-developed and each had their own individual quirks about them
that made it easy to keep them separate. The story was gripping in a way that
you didn’t always like it, but also couldn’t put it down.
I would recommend this book.
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