Book Review: Her Mother’s Hope – Francine Rivers

It has been 6 years or so since I 1st learned of Francine Rivers. I was visiting a friend in Illinois and we went to the book store and she highly recommended the book Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers. I bought it that day and we spent the rest of the day in her family room next to the fireplace both reading. Now that is a close friendship, when you are both content just to read, share popcorn and have some tea. No need to entertain each other. I got an email from Amazon.com that Francine Rivers had released a new book. I was leaving on vacation within a few days so I headed out to Barnes & Nobels to see if I could get the book. I go there and found out that the new release was actually part 2 of a two part series and I picked up the 1st of the series, Her Mother’s Hope – Francine Rivers.


Book Cover Excerpt:
Heartbreaking news from home strengthens Marta’s resolve as she moves to England and eventually to Canada. There, she meets handsome Niclas Waltert, a man just as committed as she to forging a better life in a new place. But nothing has prepared her for the sacrifices she must make for marriage and motherhood as she travels first to the Canadian wilderness and finally to the dusty Central Valley of California to raise her family.

Personal Reflection:
I love the depth of the history that Francine Rivers includes in her novels. You know that she has spent hours on the research and you feel that you are actually living in another time at another place. This book details the impact that a mother has on a daughter. I have not always understood my mother and the way she raised us. I have gotten the opportunity over the last five years to be one of my mother’s care givers I have come to realize a little more about her own background and how it impacted the way she raised us. Hardship has a way of molding us in many different directions. This book is a page turner and I am so glad I didn’t have to wait to read the sequel. If you start this one, be ready to get the second one pretty quickly or it will drive you nuts.