A Light on the
Hill by Connilyn Cossette
The Hebrew people are settling into their new land, with
some cities yet to be conquered. Moriyah,
a vintner’s daughter in Shiloh, leads a sheltered existence, hiding from those
around her because of her previous captivity in Jericho. There, she was branded with the mark of
Canaanite gods and her shame locks her away from her community. Her father desires to provide her with a
stable future and arranges a marriage to a widower desiring a mother for his
two sons. Although she is not in favor
of the marriage, she submits to the idea and plans a dinner to welcome them
into her family. While the father and
his boys are in her home, a terrible tragedy changes the course of her life and
everyone surrounding her. She must flee
for her life. Along the way she will
encounter more dangers than she has dreamed of, and will be separated from
those she loves. Yahweh must have a
plan, but will it cost her life?
The author creates a very real set of characters that
captured my attention. They were
multi-faceted, and satisfyingly complex with both admirable qualities and
flaws. They intertwined themselves
around my heart and I look forward to seeing them again in future books.
The plot hardly allowed any time for me to catch my breath,
racing from one dangerous situation to the next. Although parts of it could be guessed, the
author included many surprises and kept me engaged as a reader until the
end. Even then, I am hoping for another
book to answer my questions about what happened in Moriyeh’s future.
The author’s writing style is very read-able and very
descriptive. I could easily picture the
different settings in my mind. Included in her style is her ability to educate
the reader about life in Israel’s early history. I learned much about the culture and
geography of Moriyeh’s day. Cossette has
done copious research to make her stories accurate. It definitely pays off in how the book
resonates with scripture.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommend it to
others who enjoy historical fiction. I
anticipate her next book in the Cities of Refuge series. I am grateful to the publisher who gave me a
free copy in exchange for this, my honest review.
No comments:
Post a Comment