This
novel is a good one for Christian women, say over fifty years old. It
takes readers through the lives of several older women. We see the
mundane events of life as well as the catastrophic life changing
ones. We sometimes sit with them over coffee and rolls. We sometimes
grieve with unexpected loss and rejoice with a second chance at love.
The
theme of the novel revolves around unfinished projects (UnFinished
Objects – UFOs). Parallel with the unfinished knitting, wood
working, needle point, etc., is that we are unfinished people. God is
continually working in us. He uses the Word, events and people. It was good to
see how people helped each other in this novel, often just by their attentive
presence.
There
is no mystery in the plot, no suspense. There is no snappy dialogue
nor memorable scenes. Snelling just gives readers a good, gentle look
into the lives of older women and the friendships they share. A bonus
is the illustration of the good that might happen when an idea of
getting people together to help each other is pursued.
My
rating: 4/5 stars.
Lauraine
Snelling has been writing since 1980 with over sixty-five books
published. She has written both fiction and nonfiction, historical
and contemporary, for young readers and adults. She received a Career
Achievement Award for inspirational fiction from RT
Book Reviews
and her books consistently appear on CBA bestseller lists. She and
her husband have two grown sons and live in the Tehachapi Mountains
in California.
FaithWords,
336 pages.
I
received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publishers. My
comments are an independent and honest review.
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