Edition DescriptionLarge Type / large print edition
SynopsisA CBA Bestseller -- Includes a six-part study guide. Francine Rivers skillfully retells the biblical love story of Gomer and Hosea as a tale set against the romantic backdrop of the California Gold Rush. The heroine, Angel, is a young woman who was sold into prostitution as a child. Michael Hosea is a godly man sent into Angel's life to draw her into the Savior's redeeming love. Angel expects nothing from men but betrayal. She survives by keeping her hatred alive and what she hates most are the men who use her, leaving her empty and dead inside. Then she meets Michael Hosea, a man who seeks his Father's heart in everything. Michael obeys God's call to marry Angel and to love her unconditionally.
It will surprise you and open your eyes, mind and heart. Would recommend reading without reading about the plot.
It looks at the power of forgiveness and love. It is a Christian book and applies regardless of one’s beliefs.
I ask people what a fallen woman is and they have some idea of it; but ask what a fallen man is and there is no answer. Why is that? Because we look at women who sin differently and with condemnation.
Even though this book is set in older days before women’s liberation, the attitudes are still there. Many women still perceive themselves as unlovable based on their choices and society still condemns them though in a much more subtle ways. I think both men and women need to read it. Can change your thinking.