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“This drought, this depression...we are in blackness. We can either shine in the dark or be overcome by it. Sometimes shining means staying. Sometimes it means going. But it never mans to quit.” This is a story of two sisters during the Dust Bowl of 1933. Melissa who stayed in dry, dusty Oklahoma and Kathryn who set out for Indianapolis and the hope for a better future. This is the debut novel by Jennifer L. Wright. The author writes with dramatic prose that puts you right there with Kathryn and her gut wrenching journey, trying to reconnect with her father. Melissa’s life is no less harrowing as she exchanges poverty for seeming affluence in the middle of dwindling resources. Melissa has to contend with an abusive husband and hide all for appearances sake. Both women are strong in different ways. Theauthor portrays them as totally believable and shows how God is in their midst no matter what. “For so long I had focused on what I lacked, what had been taken from me — while God had been trying to show me what had always and would always remain: Him.” I liked the way The Wizard of Oz was usedto connect the sisters even though they were far apart. Thank you Ms. Wright for giving us a look at a troubling time in our history and a story of hope in God. *I won a copy of this book from the author through ACFW Book Club. I was not required to give a positive review. All opinions are my own.*
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Such a hard time in our country, the Great Depression, and on top of it bad farming practices that led to the Dust Bowl, I can't even imagine what these poor people dealt with. Through the words of the author we put faces on these struggling people. We meet the Baile family, one marrying into the wealthiest local family and the other struggling so much they are going to leave and move to Indianapolis. We meet the Baile sister's, Melissa, and fourteen year old Kathryn, and walk in their shoes as they go about their struggles. There are some warm and loving moments here, but there are also some gasping at what an individual is capable of doing. I loved the strong faith shown here, and those that live their walk with the Lord. For me I really enjoyed this read and the pages flew, until there wasn't anymore. I received this book through the Publisher Tyndale House, and was not required to give a positive review.
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If It Rains by Jennifer L. Wright Melissa and Kathryn are young women in 1935 Oklahoma, as the Dustbowl takes over the farmers and their families. Melissa has just married the richest man in town. She wants to live as her mother did, by helping out others who don't have many advantages. Kathryn is a little spit-fire. She knows what she wants, which is to get her club foot fixed by surgery, she thinks that life will be fairer to her if she isn't cursed with that foot. They both learn that the dust will go on and they will learn that their lives may not take the direction that they were hoping for. Many thanks to #tyndale @tyndale and #ifitrains for the complimentary copy, I was under no obligation to post a review.
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