Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers

My dear friend Renee has shared this book with me, I have not read it yet but it is on my hold list at the Library and I am eagerly awaiting its arrival. She has promised that this book will change my life, and when someone whom I hold dear to my heart tells me this, I listen.

I try not to talk about religion too much on this blog because I know it is a touchy subject with some people. But as most of you know it is a part of me. My faith is strong and I do not mind sharing it, I am far from perfect but I know I am saved my God's grace. That being said I also respect the feelings of you who do not share my faith, but I wanted to share this book despite the controversy this has the potential to be.

Here is what Goodreads.com has to say about this soon to be life changing book;

"California's gold country, 1850. A time when men sold their souls for a bag of gold and women sold their bodies for a place to sleep.

Angel expects nothing from men but betrayal. Sold into prostitution as a child she survives by keeping her hatred alive. And what she hates most are the men who use her, leaving her empty and dead inside.

Then she meets Michael Hosea. A man who seeks his Father's heart in everything, Michael obeys God's call to marry Angel and to love her unconditionally. Slowly, day by day, he defies Angel's every bitter expectation, until despite her resistance, her frozen heart begins to thaw.

But with her unexpected softening come overwhelming feelings of unworthiness and fear. And so Angel runs. Back to the darkness, away from her husband's pursuing love, terrified of the truth she no longer can deny: Her final healing must come from the One who loves her even more than Michael does ... the One who will never let her go."

What do you think? Are you ready for a change in perspective? Will you read this book?

Happy Reading!