The book deals with some really horrible and heartbreaking stuff (child rape, prostitution, incest)(but not in real explicit terms) and just when you think you've read the worst, something else is revealed that will break your heart all over again.
And it gets just slightly preachy at the end, but you won't care because you'll be too wrapped up in Angel and Michael. It's based on the bible story of Hosea and Gomer, but you don't have to be up on your bible studies to enjoy this one. I guess this book could be called religious fiction, or inspirational romance, but don't let that scare you. But to categorize them that way seems so unfair, because they were so much more than that. I loved the broken and bitter prostitute heroine, Angel, and the saintly, patient (too good to be true) farmer hero, Michael. Parts of the book just tore me up inside, and I had to take frequent breaks to wipe my tears. It was easy to read (the story flowed very smoothly), yet emotionally, it was very difficult to read. Besides, there's over a thousand reviews of this book on GR (hard to believe-I must have been one of the few people who haven't read this book)! Anyway, it was definitely the best book I've read all year, and probably one of the best books I've EVER read. I'm not even going to attempt to review this one because I doubt that I could do it justice. Back to the darkness, away from her husband’s pursuing love, terrified of the truth she can no longer deny: Her final healing must come from the One who loves her even more than Michael Hosea does…the One who will never let her go.Ī life-changing story of God’s unconditional, redemptive, all-consuming love. Slowly, day by day, he defies Angel’s every bitter expectation until, despite her resistance her frozen heart begins to thaw.īut with her unexpected softening come overwhelming feelings of unworthiness and fear. A man who seeks his Father’s heart in everything, Michael Hosea obeys God’s call to marry Angel and to love her unconditionally. And what she hates most are the men who use her, leaving her empty and dead inside. Sold into prostitution as a child, she survives by keeping her hatred alive. A time when men sold their souls for a bag of gold and women sold their bodies for a place to sleep.Īngel expects nothing from men but betrayal.
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