The Treasured Brides Collection Reviewed By Conny Withay of Bookpleasures.com
- By Conny Withay
- Published July 10, 2014
- Romance
Conny Withay
Reviewer Conny Withay:Operating her own business in office management since 1991, Conny is an avid reader and volunteers with the elderly playing her designed The Write Word Game. A cum laude graduate with a degree in art living in the Pacific Northwest, she is married with two sons, two daughters-in-law, and three grandchildren.
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Author: Grace Livingston Hill
Publisher:
Barbour Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-63058-174-9
The Treasured Brides Collection contains three romances about brides by Grace Livingston Hill, author of over one hundred faith-inspired books written during the early twentieth century. This four hundred and forty-eight page book covers three different stories of individuals in New York seeking true romance ordained by God.
The Big Blue Soldier
~
“And why shouldn’t Mary Amber have a whole devoted soldier
boy of her own for the village to see and admire?” Grace writes in
this eighty-nine page novella about Miss Marilla’s desire to play
matchmaker with her soldier nephew and her next door neighbor. Not
all goes according to the widow’s plan when her nephew does not
arrive for dinner after returning from the Great War. Mary Amber
catches on quickly when Miss Marilla drags a penniless, woman-hater
soldier who stays for more than a simple dinner. When the soldier and
Mary realize Marilla’s deception, they learn God’s plans for the
two strangers.
Found Treasure ~
“Euphemia
means ‘of good report.’ It bears a recommendation on the surface,
you see. Your very name is a good reference,” Earle tells Effie in
Grace’s one-hundred and fifty-six page “ugly-duckling” tale
about a young man returning to his hometown to find a younger woman
searching for God’s purpose in life. Although her self-centered
sister and the girls in town mock and make fun of the impetuous
sixteen year old tomboy, Eugenia is determined to grow up
well-respected and cherished by others. Her dreams start to come true
when she saves the life of a child and the most popular boy in town
pays attention to her. Focusing on whatsoever is of good report, the
young woman blossoms into a beautiful being, inside and out.
The Patch of Blue ~
“I’ve
got to the place where I can say I’m glad from my own standpoint,
really glad all this trouble happened to us,” Chris reiterates in
this one hundred and eighty-nine page story that teaches God allows
both good and bad in our lives. When young Chris cannot return to his
last year in college because his father’s bank has financially
collapsed, the young man questions his new lot in life being part of
a poor family barely making ends meet. When he meets lovely Natalie,
a Christian girl who is thankful in spite of her circumstances, he
seeks salvation both spiritually and personally.
These three old-fashioned, antiquated tomes concentrate on protagonists heroically facing problems in life as they look toward Christ for hope and support. Perfect for the young adult, home-schooler, or naïve teen, the wholesome stories promote godliness and innocence using Biblical fundamentals.
Thanks to The Book Club Network Inc. for furnishing this complimentary book in exchange for a review based on the reader’s opinions.