If you will remember, back in January I had this dilemma. After a few ups and downs and, oh, READING THE BIBLE THROUGH IN 90 DAYS, I got a little off track. Well, I did read this book from one stack but I haven't had the time to officially start on the rounds. So, we start again. (Isn't that how life is?)
This book is from the big stack that follows a family through multiple centuries here in America. I was quite anxious to read them -- and I still am -- I just realized it is going to take a long time to do so, unless for some reason I get bed-ridden.
I really did like this book, but on several occasions I was wishing I was reading it on my Paperwhite instead, because it used a LOT of big words. Most of them were related to the Mayflower boat itself, however Mr. Morris is a very descriptive historical writer and many of the references to clothing, fencing techniques, the homes, etc were words I were not familiar with. I tried to use context clues as much as possible, but some stuff I just never figured out. (Like the poop deck people kept going to all the time!)
So this book starts us out in the early 1600s in England. The story itself is almost too complicated to explain, I think the description covers it best. But the story follows the Pilgrims and their move to America via Holland. It is really an interesting story and he does not gloss over any of the challenges they had. When the poor folks finally showed up in New England in November, half already dead and half starved, it was a bad bad situation. But the faith they had and the faith they clung to just put me on my knees. Most church goers today have no where near the faith these people had to believe that God was on their side despite every thing that happened around them.
If you are up for the challenge I encourage you to read this!
They had faith, a vision, a dream of freedom that both enthralled and frightened him. Could he trust them with his future? Forced by his family to become a minister in the Church of England, Gilbert Winslow is offered a dangerous and challenging task by one of the most powerful nobles in Britain. Taking the post offers fortune and escape from a life he despises, but Winslow discovers it also means becoming a spy. His mission is to infiltrate a group of religious separatists and to ferret out the whereabouts of their leader, who is accused of dissension against the King. In spite of his initial uneasiness, infiltration proves to be an easy matter. But will the ultimate betrayal be so simple? With the influences of good and evil, faith and doubt, compassion and selfishness pulling him apart, to whom could he turn? (picture from amazon.)
Happy Reading!
O:)
Melissa
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