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Sales Rank: 3992
Category: Book
Author: Francine Rivers
Publisher: Multnomah Books
Studio: Multnomah Books
Manufacturer: Multnomah Books
Label: Multnomah Books
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 480
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.5
ISBN: 1601420617
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781601420619
ASIN: 1601420617
Publication Date: October 16, 2007
Release Date: October 16, 2007
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Product Description
Can God?s Love Save Anyone?
Best-selling author Francine Rivers skillfully retells the biblical love story of Gomer and Hosea in a tale set against the exciting backdrop of the California Gold Rush. The heroine, Angel, is a young woman who was sold into prostitution as a child. Michael Hosea is a godly man sent into Angel?s life to draw her into the Savior?s redeeming love. This remarkable novel has sold over a million copies globally and has been a fixture on the CBA bestsellers list for nearly a decade. A six-part reading guide, suitable for individual use or group discussion, is included in this best-selling novel.
Story Behind the Book
?Writing Redeeming Love was a form of worship for me. Through it, I was able to thank God for loving me even when I was defiant, rebellious, contemptuous of what I thought being a Christian meant, and afraid to give my heart away. I had wanted to be my own god and have control of my life the way Eve did in the Garden of Eden. Now I know to be loved by Christ is the ultimate joy and fulfillment. Everything in Redeeming Love was a gift from the Lord: plot, characters, theme. None of it is mine to claim.?
Amazon.com Review
In this splendid retelling of the biblical story of Hosea, bestselling author Francine Rivers pens a heartbreaking romance between a prostitute and the upright and kind farmer who marries her; the story also functions as a reminder of God's unconditional love for his people. Redeeming Love opens with the Gold Rush of 1850 and its rough-and-tumble atmosphere of greed and desire. Angel, who was sold into prostitution as a child, has learned to distrust all men, who see her only as a way to satisfy their lust. When the virtuous and spiritual-minded Michael Hosea is told by God to marry this "soiled dove," he obeys, despite his misgivings. As Angel learns to love him, she begins to hope again but is soon overwhelmed by fear and returns to her old life. Rivers shines in her ability to weave together spiritual themes and sexual tension in a well-told story, a talent that has propelled her into the spotlight as one of the most popular novelists in the genre of Christian fiction. This is one of her best. --Cindy Crosby
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Everyone should read this. January 9, 2009
From the very beginning this book demanded my attention and I couldn't set it down and it only got better especially toward the end. This book portrays a story about the love and mercy of God and doesn't preach condemnation. God loves us so much that we can never understand the full scope of it. Parts in this book just make you want to weep because you remember when you felt or feel so helpless but God is always there whether we know or choose to believe it. He gives us the freedom to choose. His love is that strong and once we allow him to take control he wraps us in his comforting arms to protect us. And remember, God is no respecter of persons. What He does for one person He can do for you if you let Him. That spoke to me while reading it.
 "Unbelievable" January 8, 2009
Redeeming Love, is a hard story to read and very unbelievable that any person would forgive a spouse the rank sins committed against themselves and their relationship. But this is a mirrored story of our relationship with a loving, forgiving and redeeming God who continues to love us while we are unfaithful to his mercy, grace and forgivness.
 Not for me January 5, 2009
**This review contains spoilers**
I'm not into romance novels, but the person who gave this to me assured me this was a different type of romance and that it would be spiritually uplifting. I'm truly glad that so many people have benefitted from the book. I'm particularly glad to know that some women with abuse in their past have been helped by this book.
I'm fortunate to have not suffered abuse and therefore maybe I just can't relate to this. The book was very hard to get through. It's long and tedious to read, and the subject matter is very grim. Hearing about children being raped and prostitutes being abused does not make for pleasant reading. But these horrors are indeed part of life for some people, so maybe it's good to bring these matters in the open. But this book didn't feel realistic to me. Most of the characters were all-good or all-bad and not credible.
The novel makes frequent mention of the characters' sexual urges and longings. Rippled muscles under shirts, pulses pounding as bodies melt together, a warm curling in the belly (I could go on and on). In particular, I object to expressions like "she had brought him to the edge of heaven" (p. 156) and "she flew, Michael with her, into the heavens." (p. 285) I find it distasteful and irreverent for sex to be described in religious terms. While the sexual references in this book weren't explicit or obscene, they were nonetheless plentiful and, in my opinion, inappropriate for a book that's meant to be spiritual. Certainly sex between a husband and wife is a beautiful thing, but it's also a *private* thing, and I don't care to read about it.
Like everyone else, I was relieved that Angel returned to her wonderful husband at the end of the story. But why did she need to do it in such a bizarre manner? He hadn't seen her in 3 years, then out of the blue, he sees her walking across the field toward him *totally nude*! I don't care if this was symbolic of her shedding her sins and burdens and finally revealing her true self to her husband, it's still an over-the-top, weird, inappropriate thing to do. This is the type of content which took away from the spiritual aspects of the book and made me want to roll my eyes. For those who were helped by the book, I'm glad--but I'm not in that group.
If you haven't read it, READ IT NOW!!! January 2, 2009
I absolutely LOVED this book. If I didn't have to go to work during the week I would have finished it in a matter of hours (not to say that I didn't read a bunch while sitting at my desk -lol). Reading this book was like looking in a mirror. Every time I wanted to lash out at Angel when she ran away, I heard that still small voice saying, "You've done the same." It was a very sobering, yet exhilerating read. Francine Rivers has officially become my favorite author (and this is the first book of hers I've read). I'm now reading the Atonement Child, and am already captivated. I'd say go out and get ALL of her books cuz that's what I'm on the verge of doing myself! :)
Good book December 30, 2008
My favorite book is "Hadassah: One Night with the King." I was looking for something spiritual to read that would be as good.
This was close. It's a fast read. It helps you to be more tolerant of others, because you don't know what has shaped them to become what they are.
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