tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20281459.post8839362997328795501..comments2023-10-08T01:44:33.935-07:00Comments on Novel Reviews: Mesu Andrews's Love Amid the Ashes ~ ReviewedScrambled Dregshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07301466354814432689noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20281459.post-56925349859051509982012-04-12T07:50:45.803-07:002012-04-12T07:50:45.803-07:00Love Amid the Ashes is a story for all time, as it...Love Amid the Ashes is a story for all time, as it deals with the ageless themes of forgiveness, shame, love and romance, family dynamics, and suffering. Faith shines brilliantly through words and actions. Characters come to learn of El Shaddai, and this knowledge deepens throughout the story. As the reader, I was caught up in the dilemmas of the characters, and felt their mounting tension. I found the hope-filled ending satisfying. <br />Mesu adds the story of the hoopoe bird, now Israel's national bird, to tie the story line together. She also includes the relevant biblical text at the beginning of each chapter. Author's notes explain how the book came to be writtenFrancehttp://raisingselfesteem.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com