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Book Review of The Measure of a Lady

The Measure of a Lady
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Helpful Score: 10


I enjoyed reading about very early San Francisco days - images of the muddy streets and living conditions were very vivid. The main character Rachel I had mixed feelings about. I admired her courage and her resoluteness to remain a Christian lady when all else around her was depravity but I grew impatient with her inability to 'forgive' those who engaged in 'sin'. I did want to learn more of Johnnie Parker's struggle with coming to terms with God. A sequel exploring his life and development would be nice as well as stories about Lissa (Rachel's sister) and Michael (Rachel's brother).