Helpful Score: 1
The characters in this so book are so real, I feel as though Ive made a friend. The story follows four lives Amy, Steve, Jamil and Farah. Each one with a different viewpoint of life and each one tugging on your heart.
Amy Mallory, American relief worker, has a heart for Afghanistan and in particular the women of that country. She longs to see the women set free from their subservient obedience to the men over them and for them to live knowing the love of Isa Masih (Jesus Christ).
Jamils heart is to share the love of Isa with his countrymen, and he will do so regardless the cost. His testimony of faith and change from a bitter man full of hatred to a healer desperate to show the care of His Savior is a beautiful story leaving me cheering him to the very last page.
Special Ops, Steve Wilson is searching for his passion. He has watched Amy and Jamil and wants such conviction for himself. In the end, the lengths he will go to find such a passion is surprising even to himself. A man of integrity and strength, Steve will stand by his word even if it means his own death.
And last but not least, Farah. A young woman with a very troubled past must find forgiveness and love before bitterness tears her to pieces.
MY RATING
5 out of 5 stars
MY WARNING
This book is not for the faint of heart. It is not fluff and romance. It is real life circumstances and much of the book is based on true stories from people that Windle met while on her visit (under the radar) into Afghanistan. In fact, her writing was so realistic that it prompted several government agencies to question her regarding where she received classified information.
MY THOUGHTS
It is with both joy and sadness that I close the last chapter of this book. Jeanette Windle has the most amazing ability to weave this story in such a way that you are constantly asking if this is really fiction. She brings to light the struggles of the Afghanistan people and most specifically their women. Grab your passport and buckle on your sandals for a trip you wont soon forget. Experience the joys, trial and every day life of the Afghanistan people in the stirring book about the fight for freedom in a troubled country.
Many thanks to Tyndale Publishers for a complimentary copy of this book. This review is my honest opinion.
Amy Mallory, American relief worker, has a heart for Afghanistan and in particular the women of that country. She longs to see the women set free from their subservient obedience to the men over them and for them to live knowing the love of Isa Masih (Jesus Christ).
Jamils heart is to share the love of Isa with his countrymen, and he will do so regardless the cost. His testimony of faith and change from a bitter man full of hatred to a healer desperate to show the care of His Savior is a beautiful story leaving me cheering him to the very last page.
Special Ops, Steve Wilson is searching for his passion. He has watched Amy and Jamil and wants such conviction for himself. In the end, the lengths he will go to find such a passion is surprising even to himself. A man of integrity and strength, Steve will stand by his word even if it means his own death.
And last but not least, Farah. A young woman with a very troubled past must find forgiveness and love before bitterness tears her to pieces.
MY RATING
5 out of 5 stars
MY WARNING
This book is not for the faint of heart. It is not fluff and romance. It is real life circumstances and much of the book is based on true stories from people that Windle met while on her visit (under the radar) into Afghanistan. In fact, her writing was so realistic that it prompted several government agencies to question her regarding where she received classified information.
MY THOUGHTS
It is with both joy and sadness that I close the last chapter of this book. Jeanette Windle has the most amazing ability to weave this story in such a way that you are constantly asking if this is really fiction. She brings to light the struggles of the Afghanistan people and most specifically their women. Grab your passport and buckle on your sandals for a trip you wont soon forget. Experience the joys, trial and every day life of the Afghanistan people in the stirring book about the fight for freedom in a troubled country.
Many thanks to Tyndale Publishers for a complimentary copy of this book. This review is my honest opinion.
