Redeeming Love

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Summary: AWESOME...AWESOME...AWESOME....Cant get it out of my head!!!
Review: All I have to say is this is by far the best book ever written!!! I mean that too. I am not much of a reader. In fact, I seldom if ever pick up a book and finish it. However it was different with this book. I work in a christian bookstore and while work was slow one night I picked up the book and started reading it. BAMMO..I was hooked!!! I bought the book immediately and within 3 days had all 500 pages read. This book filled me with every emotion. Excitement, sorrow, peace, frustration. More than once I was brought to tears. I was drawn to the depth of the characters, to Michael Hosea the man who despite all her flaws and spiritual struggles made up his mind to love Angel no matter what. Francine Rivers did an awesome job of bringing out the true meaning of unconditional love, and the love our heavenly father shows us. It has been close to a week since finishing the book and EVERY day I think about it. Something will trigger my mind, and I will think of Angel and or Michael. This book really impacted my life deeply. God gave Francine Rivers an incredible tallent, Praise HIM she is using it for HIS kingdom!

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Summary: Angel can't put her past behind her and face true love
Review: This book is a really meaningful book. my friends passed it down to me and now I've kept passing it on because I love the book so much

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Summary: Most meaningful Christian fiction I've ever read
Review: A friend gave me this book to read and I was reluctant because of the cover, since I don't read romance novels and thought this must be one. It turned out to be the most meaningful book I've read in a while. I got lost in the book, falling in love with one main character and relating to and hurting for the other. I learned through this book of my own negative attitude toward men and relationships, and my need for a softened and more vulnerable heart. My heart, like that of Angel in the book, has been hardened by past and present pain. Michael Hosea, a man of God, was able to be faithful and love her unconditionally. The book is based on the book of Hosea which makes it even more powerful and believable. It's a must!!

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Summary: A book that made me take a real hard look at love.
Review: This is the only book I have found that really show what it is like to love a woman, even a woman with a horrorable path. After reading the book I prayed to God that I will be grace with a husband that could love me the way that Michael love Angel/Sarah. This book also showed me how much God love me, even when I mess up and turn away from Him, He still welcome me back with open arm. Thank you Mrs. Rivers for taking the time to write a book that help me with my walk with God.

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Summary: A Must Read
Review: You cannot read this book without being changed. It so beautifully portrays God's unconditional love. I couldn't put it down and I read it a second time, gaining new insight. I highly recommend this book to everyone - may God richly bless your soul and life!

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Summary: At least 10 starts and should be required reading in schools
Review: I have read very widely, and rarely if ever, has a fiction book held my attention and deep emotions as this book did. Francine Rivers shows the life of children sold into prostitution and the traps they seem to stay in forever. She shows what real married love looks like and the contrasts between good and bad, sweet and bitter, happiness and sadness, truth and lies, all are a major part of this very, very excellent Christian fiction book! It should be required reading in all high schools, private or public and I will recommend this books to all the homeschooling groups I can find. Congratulations Francine, you have done to my heart, mind and emotions what few if any authors have managed to do!

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Summary: A good book
Review: I read this book almost right after it came out, largely because I love Francine Rivers' books. However, I have to admit that I didn't like it as much as her other works. I liked the characters, and appreciated much of their development as people (I think Francine Rivers invents wonderful characters). However, I felt somewhat uncomfortable with the book. I generally dislike books that show a husband-wife relationship as being an analogy for our relationship with God. God has certain privileges that another human being will never have, and shouldn't have. Largely because of this, I felt more distanced from the book. I'd recommend earlier Francine Rivers novels more (esp. the Mark of the Lion series and The Scarlet Thread).

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Summary: A Gripping Novel for Both Men and Women
Review: I couldn't put the book down! I read it in one day. It was one of the most gripping novels I have ever read. It caught me at a time where I really needed to see unconditional love displayed. So often we get into our own little worlds, our own shells and we push everyone away from us. It really helped me see the way my wife has loved me over the years. Truly eye opening.

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Summary: A moving picture of the unshakeable love of God
Review: What a joy to be able to share my thoughts about this book with whomever may read this. This is the first book Francine Rivers wrote after coming into her relationship with Christ. Because of that, it has a rawness and a fresh fascination with the incredible love of God. The characters are real and believable, especially Angel, whose life experiences have left her bitter and angry, certain that there is no hope for redemption or love. The story that unfolds is so much more than the "sappy" romance-novel cover depicts (I wish the publisher would redesign it). Even for me, a Christian for 15 years, it was deeply moving and humbling to read of how unshakeable God's love is, and also His discipline. I have reccomended this book to so many people, all of whom have had similar responses to mine, and I would suggest it as a way to show God's amazing love to anyone you may know who doesn't know Him. Praise God for servants who are gifted in such unique ways as Mrs. Rivers - may she continue to glorify Him with her stories!

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Summary: WOW!!!!!
Review: To me, this is one of the best books ever! I've read it 4 times (3 at least) and with each time I get new things from it! I spent an hour one night telling one of my guy friends about it! I'm constantly giving it to my friends to read! It's a masterpiece! I never tire of reading stories written by Francine Rivers.