MARCIA SCHUYLER by GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL

I have just finished reading MARCIA SCHUYLER by GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL - what a truly delightful novel! I only wish the author was still alive so that I could tell her how much I enjoy her writing!
Marcia Schuyler is a young girl of eighteen who dreams of one day being loved by a man like her sister Kate's fiancé David Spafford, although she wonders if any man will ever love her as much as David loves Kate, being not blond and beautiful like her vivacious older sister.
Unlike Kate who is selfish and unkind, there is a child likeness about Marcia, who is unselfish and loving. In the two sisters we see the difference between unconditional love and living to please oneself. This theme is picked up throughout the novel with the different characters who are very well portrayed. I especially like Miranda, the plain little orphan girl who lives with her grandmother and who is willing to do anything for those she loves. She is more worldly wise than Marcia and puts her own life at risk to keep her safe.
Marcia is upset at the offhand way in which Kate treats David, and starts out her own married life at quite a disadvantage - with a man who loves another, with her sister's trousseau, and with a strong sense of moral obligation to honour the promise she made in order to save her parents and David from shame. It is truly a case of laying one's life down for another.
This is a beautifully told love story with a strong Christian message. I really recommend this novel, and in fact any novel written by this author. Many of her books are free on Amazon kindle which is an added bonus!


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CRIME SCENE JERUSALEM by ALTON GANSKY

CRIME SCENE JERUSALEM by ALTON GANSKY is a cleverly written novel with a solid Christian message. It is well worth reading and gives one a lot of food for thought. The story takes place in both modern times and biblical Jerusalem, and really brings the message of what Christ did for us on the cross close to home. We feel the reality of what He went through for us and are drawn to think about what His sacrifice means to us today and what our response should be.
Max Odom is a forensic detective who is suffering terribly from guilt and grief after his precious daughter is murdered. To keep him out of the way while they try and find the perpetrator, he is sent to Jerusalem to investigate the first century murder of Jesus Christ.
He doesn't want to be there - he wants to be involved in his daughter's case - he badly wants revenge! He is angry and belligerent.
He falls asleep in his hotel room and when he goes out to meet the driver who has been allocated to him, he finds he is in first century Jerusalem! The driver, Yoshua, takes him to places that Jesus has just been on His journey to Golgotha. He looks for evidence of murder. He meets witnesses, disciples, Pharisees and Romans, as he trudges through the streets, exhausted and terrified. One thing he knows is that he will never be the same again!
It is a well told story which deals with the importance of forgiveness, not only of others but also of one's self, of having compassion towards others in a sinful world, and of having faith no matter the circumstances.
We see that healing and peace are ours when we trust in Jesus and the finished work of Calvary.



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