Title: The Outcast
Author: Jolina Petersheim
Pages: 400
Year: 2013
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Note: I won a free copy of this book through a Goodreads.com
First Reads giveaway.
This is a very
entertaining book!
The front cover
of the book calls it “a modern retelling of The Scarlet Letter.” This is a very
apt description of the story that Jolina has written. She has crafted a very
intricate tale of a young woman, Rachel Stoltzfus, whose sin is visible for all
to see. The deep complexities come about through the secrets that are kept
hidden. How far should someone go in keeping secrets to protect another person
that they love?
The characters
are so well developed that it was very easy to feel their pain and anguish
throughout the story. At the same time there were some others so caught up in
protecting themselves that it was very easy to dislike them.
She does a
marvelous job of showing how two people’s sin affect everyone that they are in
relationship with. Not only those that are supporting and encouraging Rachel,
but also those that are actively judging her.
Jolina Petersheim
showed that she truly has a marvelous talent to paint a full picture. I’m
looking forward to reading anything else that she writes.
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