Review: A Voice in the Wind by Francine Rivers
Publishing Date: February 18, 1998 (First published 1993)
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Pages: 520 (Paperback)
Rating: 5/5
Rating: 5/5
Summary (From Goodreads):
...wow.
I honestly have no idea how to respond to that.
Never had I read such an emotionally-involved and beautifully articulated story as this one.
This story takes place a few years after Christ's death, set mostly in Rome. Somehow, Francine has managed to create one of the most beautiful stories I have ever read in my life.
A Voice in the Wind is one of those stories where you get overly-attached to the characters, and you've absolutely no idea why. With the exception of Hadassah. With Hadassah, you absolutely know why you love her.
Hadassah is probably the sweetest, most beautiful woman whom I've ever read about. Her faith is miles beyond any I've ever seen, and she serves with true love all those whom she is around.
This book as a whole pushed my faith to its limits, challenging me to serve more, to love more, and to be all that I can be. I'd encourage anyone and everyone to read this, for all that is has within its pages. This is one of those books that has forever changed my perception of life. I believe that it will be one of those books that I look back on and say, "Part of the reason I am the person that I am is because I read that book."
This book is a challenge to everyone's faith, from the unbeliever to the strongest of Christians.
So, I'll close with quote:
"Unless we have something worth dying for, Atretes, we've nothing worth living for."
Peace out, Girl Scouts,
-Maggs
Torn by her love for a handsome aristocrat, a young slave girl clings to her faith in the living God for deliverance from the forces of decadent Rome.
...wow.
I honestly have no idea how to respond to that.
Never had I read such an emotionally-involved and beautifully articulated story as this one.
This story takes place a few years after Christ's death, set mostly in Rome. Somehow, Francine has managed to create one of the most beautiful stories I have ever read in my life.
A Voice in the Wind is one of those stories where you get overly-attached to the characters, and you've absolutely no idea why. With the exception of Hadassah. With Hadassah, you absolutely know why you love her.
Hadassah is probably the sweetest, most beautiful woman whom I've ever read about. Her faith is miles beyond any I've ever seen, and she serves with true love all those whom she is around.
This book as a whole pushed my faith to its limits, challenging me to serve more, to love more, and to be all that I can be. I'd encourage anyone and everyone to read this, for all that is has within its pages. This is one of those books that has forever changed my perception of life. I believe that it will be one of those books that I look back on and say, "Part of the reason I am the person that I am is because I read that book."
This book is a challenge to everyone's faith, from the unbeliever to the strongest of Christians.
So, I'll close with quote:
"Unless we have something worth dying for, Atretes, we've nothing worth living for."
Peace out, Girl Scouts,
-Maggs
