I finished a great book a day or so ago, “Thorn in My Heart” by Liz Curtis Higgs. I got this book via Stacy and Lauren, who very kindly passed it on to me to read. They had both enjoyed it, and now after reading it, I certainly understand why. This book is a retelling of the Biblical story of Jacob, Leah and Rachel, except it is set it in the Scottish Lowlands in the late 1700’s. There’s a ton of local Scottish dialect, culture and customs woven in with the more modernized version of the story. It’s a long book, but the story is fairly engrossing and the pages just flew by. I found myself not wanting the book to end, which is the sign of a wonderful book to me. There’s several more in this series, that I hope to read eventually. I’d recommend this book if you can “handle” the Scottish dialect that is interspersed in the book, as it’s a great story and a good read.
For the record, that makes 43 books read so far this year, for a total of 13, 494 pages read. Up next is the next book in the Anne George “Southern Sisters” mystery series, “Murder on a Bad Hair Day”. I won’t do a review for this one, as it is part of a nice little series. After that one, I will have to figure out what to read next. It might be “What a Girl Wants” by Kristin Billerbeck, but then again, it might be something else 🙂
Happy Reading!
So glad you liked it! I may start Fair is the Rose this weekend!
That one sounds really interesting. The book I’m reading now, The Last Sin Eater” by Francine Rivers has Scottish dialect, but it hasn’t detered from the book. It did take me off guard when I first started it though. I’ll add this one to my list of books to read.
Ohhh! I am putting it on my pbs wishlist right now!
Thanks for the review,
Sherry
ps Did you read “The Red Tent”? I loved that book as well, and it was also about Jacob, Leah, and Rachel.
S
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They had it and I ordered it! So I will be reading it in a few weeks 🙂
S
I saw Lauren’s review on it and it DOES sound very interesting. Maybe one for my birthday list:)
OK, you got me hooked! I just put this one and the next two (Fair is the Rose and Whence Came a Prince) on my wish list at amazon.com.
I’ve never read any fiction stuff from Liz but now you’ve got my curiosity up!
Now that sounds like an interesting read. I love the Rachel, Leah & Jacob story.
Liz Curtis Higgs is one of my favorite authors – and this book is very good! I enjoyed it when I read it quite a while ago. Oh, and What a Girl Wants by Kristin Billerbeck is lots of fun! Enjoy!
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