The book I am reviewing today is the first book from the
Marta’s Legacy series by Francine Rivers. Her Mother’s Hope begins in the year of 1901 with a girl
called Marta living in Steffisburg, Switzerland. In the beginning phase of the book the story
show’s Marta to be a hardworking little girl who achieves good grades in school
and does more than the lion’s share of the chores. Marta is dearly loved by her
mother and sister but such love is not displayed by her father who beats and
belittles her. At the age of 12 Marta’s father decides to remove her from
school and put her to work so she can contribute to the household. Marta sees
this as a death sentence for with no education (not graduating from high school)
a person’s life back then only points to one direction……A life of
servitude.
In this book you watch Marta grow up and fight through her
struggles. In her quest to be more than what her father had sentenced her to be
she works hard, meets interesting people and travels the world. Her resilience
is something to be admired but the marks of her upbringing rare their ugly head
in more ways than one causing great difficulties for her.
Admittedly I was a little dubious about reading this book
when I first saw it…..never judge a book by it’s cover…lol. But I’m glad I
picked it up and brought it home. I loved Marta’s strength and that she did not
suffer fools. I liked that she was such a strong character despite her setbacks
and that she had the faith and will to fight back. I liked the complexities of
the character and how Francine displayed her emotions and calculated thinking.
Her Mother’s Hope is a book about struggles, faith and hope.
You will be deeply engrossed into story and find it difficult to put down as
you read Marta’s journey.I look forward to the second installment of the series - Her Daughter's Dream
I recommend this book
Happy Reading!
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