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Corrie is the perfect person to live in a haunted house because she is very open to the spirit moving about the house. Thankfully her Christian friends help her understand that spirits are not God's idea of good house guest.
This was a pleasant, satisfying read sort of a suspenseful, romantic with a tad of religion tossed inside it also! I liked the main characters of the book, how they handled life and helped others in their small town along the way. Was relieved to NOT have dreadful death scenes throughout the book and I enjoyed the ghost and how they handled it!
"The Widow of Saunders Creek" by Tracey Bateman - book review
Corrie Saunders returns to Jarod's home town, Saunder' Creek, following his heroic death in the Middle East Conflict. Jarod sacrificed his life to save civilian bystanders. But Corrie feels that he should have thought of her. After six months of grieving in Texas, she packs up and moves to the home place that Jerod inherited. She had contracted with Eli, Jerod's cousin to begin the repairs needed to make the house livable.
Now that she is here, she just wants to find Jerod again. And she finds Saunders Creek deeply seeded in witch craft and several offer to help her "connect" with Jerod's spirit. While Eli, a small town preacher, tries to discourage her from this, one afternoon she tries. And while she feels she has connected with a spirit, it is an evil spirit. With the guidance of Christian friends Corrie is able to find closure and assurance that Jerod is in heaven.
I was a bit bothered by the dark and evil elements of the book, and the constant inclusion of the evil spirits. But I was pleased that Eli takes a very firm Biblical stand to the dark intentions of the characters, even within his own family. I am pleased that good wins out in the end, but had hoped for a quicker conclusion.
The book is easy to read and has a very current theme. We all can learn something from Corrie's character in how to relate to the new war widows that probably live in our own community.
Disclaimer: this book was provided to me from Waterbrook Press. All opinions expressed are my own.
Corrie Saunders returns to Jarod's home town, Saunder' Creek, following his heroic death in the Middle East Conflict. Jarod sacrificed his life to save civilian bystanders. But Corrie feels that he should have thought of her. After six months of grieving in Texas, she packs up and moves to the home place that Jerod inherited. She had contracted with Eli, Jerod's cousin to begin the repairs needed to make the house livable.
Now that she is here, she just wants to find Jerod again. And she finds Saunders Creek deeply seeded in witch craft and several offer to help her "connect" with Jerod's spirit. While Eli, a small town preacher, tries to discourage her from this, one afternoon she tries. And while she feels she has connected with a spirit, it is an evil spirit. With the guidance of Christian friends Corrie is able to find closure and assurance that Jerod is in heaven.
I was a bit bothered by the dark and evil elements of the book, and the constant inclusion of the evil spirits. But I was pleased that Eli takes a very firm Biblical stand to the dark intentions of the characters, even within his own family. I am pleased that good wins out in the end, but had hoped for a quicker conclusion.
The book is easy to read and has a very current theme. We all can learn something from Corrie's character in how to relate to the new war widows that probably live in our own community.
Disclaimer: this book was provided to me from Waterbrook Press. All opinions expressed are my own.
Very good book about a grieving widow living in the spooky house of her late husband, Jarrod's grandmother. Eli, Jarrod's kind and gentle cousin, is helping her renovate the old house and also is helping her mend her heart. Highly recommended!
