I have been enjoying several books by the same author over the past year or so and today I would like to share another wonderful book that was released last month. I was sent a copy to review and found it to be a good read and one that will interest those the like the Christian fiction/romance genre.
Through the Deep Waters by Kim Vogel Sawyer
Publisher: WaterBrook Press
Publication Date: May 6, 2014
ISBN-13: 978-0307731296
Overview: A past filled with shame can be washed away with a love that conquers all.
Born to an unloving prostitute in a popular Chicago brothel, timid seventeen-year-old Dinah Hubley was raised amidst the secrets held in every dark, grimy room of her home. Anxious to escape, Dinah pursues her dream of becoming a Harvey Girl, waiting tables along the railroad in an upscale hotel. But when she finds out she isn’t old enough, her only option is to accept a job as a chambermaid at the Clifton Hotel in Florence, Kansas. Eager to put everything behind her, Dinah feels more worthless than ever, based on a single horrible decision she made to survive.
The Clifton offers a life Dinah has never known, but blinded to the love around her, Dinah remains buried in the shame of her past. When a handsome chicken farmer named Amos Ackerman starts to show interest, Dinah withdraws further, convinced no one could want a sullied woman like her. Despite his self-consciousness about his handicapped leg and her strange behavior, Amos resolves to show Dinah Christ’s love. But can she ever accept a gift she so desperately needs?
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My Thoughts: The past books that I have read by Kim Vogel Sawyer, What Once Was Lost and Echoes of Mercy, have all been very well written, entertaining and hard to put down so it was with great excitement that I was able to read her newest publication. This book takes on a serious issue that was present in the late 1800’s when women had to find work but being a woman was your first mark against you.
Dinah had a tough life growing up as a child of a prostitute and this book looks at the life that women in that time had scratch out. Luckily for Dinah, she was able to secure a good job with a well known establishment and became a Harvey Girl. As you read the story of this young girl, I kept saying to myself that I am so lucky I was born in the time that I was. Women had it so hard – working from dawn to dusk with 1 hour a week off. I could not do that.
Sawyer takes us though several years with Dinah as she learns about friendship, working, Christ and men, all the while trying to not become like her mother. It is an eye opening read, with a few places that are surprising in the choices that she makes. While there is one section that can be difficult to read for some, overall the book is wonderfully entertaining, extremely well written with a historical twist that will keep you turning those pages.
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This sounds like an interesting book that takes us through all the trials and tribulations many women had to face in the 1800’s. I am curious about the section that was difficult to read , but glad that overall this historical romance is well written and entertaining.
I would love to read this book and see how Dinah changes her life and the intrigue that goes with it. I like drama movies and books and need to read this book.