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Told from
multiple perspectives, this is a powerful story of three women – of the threads
of mercy that connect them – and of heart-wrenching sorrows alchemized by the
Heavenly Father’s overwhelming redeeming grace. Rhode Island - 1934
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GIRL: Grace Picoletti has nothing going for her – but she’s determined to
succeed in life, nonetheless. Born to severe destitution, she claws her way up
from the pit of family shame and secrets. She avoids close friendships – even
with the likable, persistent Paulie Giorgi...
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WOMAN: Despite her own agonizing emotional pain, childless Emmeline Kinner
reaches out to a young woman so far beneath her. She could never have known
whom else God would set in her path through her friendship with Grace...
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MOTHER: Long ago, Sarah Picoletti resigned herself to a loveless, abusive life
– and she believes that her daughter Grace must inherit the same fate. Yet
Sarah’s own soul cries out for the blessed peace and hope of which the radio
minister speaks.
I bought
this book because I had been following the author for a bit and liked what I
saw, but I really didn’t know what to expect from the book. The story it
contained was nothing like what I expected, and at first I wasn’t sure I was going
to like it, but I ended up really loving it.
The
story really gripped me from the opening. Grace’s poverty was heart-wrenching,
yet you could see that she was striving to higher and better things. Grace was
a character you could root for and also travel the ups and downs with. She tugs
at your heartstrings as well as becomes an inspiring person.
The big
thing that I was not prepared for was the fact that Grace’s father is having an
affair that he is very unashamed about. The affair is the center of the story
for much of the book, which makes it a bit uncomfortable at times. However,
even though Ruggieri never sugar-coats the situation, but she also never
becomes crude. My only other complaint is that some of the medical terms and
information felt very modern.
The
setting of the great depression helped paint a vivid landscape for this story.
It was as if I had been transported back in time. The research that went into
this story really showed. Small details like using rubber bands to make shoes
stay together, made the story seem so real.
As I am
a lover of redemption stories and stories where Christians reach out to the
hurting, this book was right up my alley. Ruggieri made the struggle as well as
the redemption feel very real, and very powerful. Because she didn’t sugar-coat
things or make it easy, the ending was all the sweeter.
I highly
recommend this book for older readers who enjoy historical fiction and fiction
with a deeper message.
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