Rebecca's Reward (Daughters of Blessing #4)
Will her dreams lead her away from all she's ever known? Nineteen-year-old Rebecca Baard has experienced more than her share of sorrow. And though she dreams of finding love, she's afraid to open her heart. Besides, no man has ever shown enough interest in her to come courting. Rebecca's friends set out to remedy the situation, concocting social events to attract all the eligible bachelors in town and advising her in the use of feminine wiles. Rebecca also hopes to open a soda shop in Blessing, so she travels to Bismarck to learn how to operate one. Awed by the big city and enamored by the attention she receives from a sophisticated and charming young man, she begins to question her long-held ambitions. What would it take for her to call a new place "home"? - Publisher.
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If you like Christian fiction, this is one you will enjoy. Rebecca is a young, unmarried woman with a dream. She wants to start her own business - an ice cream parlor. Her parents have died and her brother is not supportive. She decides to visit an old friend who has moved to Bismarck, ND and see some of the businesses there. This book is set in the early 1900s and it is interesting to learn a bit about life in a small town in this era.
One of the things I really liked about the book was the way the characters dealt with conflict. Instead of lashing out, they turned the other cheek, looked at the offending party with compassion and tried to understand things from their point of view, made apologies and amends even in situations where they had been wronged and were deserving of an apology from the offending party more so than they needed to make amends. It is all about Christian spirit and doing what's right even in situations when you really want to harm someone or lash out. The characters showed tremendous restraint. It would be nice if all people behaved in this way towards one another.
I got a warm feeling from reading this book, but I don't think it is for everyone. It is very slow-moving and there is not much of a plot. This is definitely not a page-turner.
One of the things I really liked about the book was the way the characters dealt with conflict. Instead of lashing out, they turned the other cheek, looked at the offending party with compassion and tried to understand things from their point of view, made apologies and amends even in situations where they had been wronged and were deserving of an apology from the offending party more so than they needed to make amends. It is all about Christian spirit and doing what's right even in situations when you really want to harm someone or lash out. The characters showed tremendous restraint. It would be nice if all people behaved in this way towards one another.
I got a warm feeling from reading this book, but I don't think it is for everyone. It is very slow-moving and there is not much of a plot. This is definitely not a page-turner.
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