G335. Book Review of Bending toward the sun by Mona Hodgson
Author: Mona Hodgson
Publisher: Water Brook
Publishing Date: 2014
ISBN: 978-0-307-73114-2
Summary:
Once a week, Elsa Brantenberg hosts the Saint Charles Quilting Circle at her farmhouse on the outskirts of the riverside town of St. Charles, Missouri. The ladies who gather there have all experienced heartache related to the intense hardships of the Civil War, and together, they are facing their painful circumstances with friendship and prayer. Can the tattered pieces of their hearts be stitched together by God’s grace?
Bending Toward the Sun
Dedicated to her education and to helping her father in his general store, Emilie Heinrich is convinced she doesn't have time for love. But when a childhood friend returns to St. Charles, Missouri, after serving in the Civil War, his smile and charm captures Emilie’s eye and her heart. Will she be forced to choose between honoring her father and a future with a husband and family of her own?
Author Info:
Mona Hodgson's publishing credits have grown to include nearly forty books, including the Sinclair Sisters fo Cripple Creek series, Prairie Song, children's books, and contributions to more than ten books for adults. Mona is a popular speaker for women's groups, schools, and educatiors' and writers' conferences. She lives in Arizona with her husband and has two daughters and a gaggle of grandchildren.
Personal Opinion:
This is written in a similar style as the prequel, dandelions on the wind. Bending toward the sun has also frustrated me because, well, passive style, although I sense that the characters want to break out from the mold and one is even bold enough to give an ultimatum. I am beginning to think that its sort of an inhuman fantasy when it comes to this type of writing. This one has more memorable characters because as I mentioned, at one point the female character got frustrated with the male character and of waiting for him, and she even mentioned it to him, but all he mentioned was "waiting."
I won this as first reads goodreads giveaway. All opinions are my own
1 out of 5
(0: Stay away unless a masochist 1: Good for insomnia 2: Horrible but readable; 3: Readable and quickly forgettable, 4: Good, enjoyable 5: Buy it, keep it and never let it go.)
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