Once again Lynn
Austin didn’t disappoint. This tale of the impact parents can have on their
children is bittersweet. The message that God can use it all to form us into
the man or woman He wants us to be is heartening. Coming to an accurate view of
God, rather than a skewed view created by earthly fathers, makes a world of
difference in how we see and handle relationships, and how we parent.
Matthew Wyatt
fled from his father, while his brother Sam lived a life of compliance in his
father’s shadow. Lydia led a life of sacrifice so that her sister, Betty, could
escape their father’s manipulation. Walter, spared from disappointing his
father by way of illness, but still in need of a quiet place of solitude away
from family tension. Eliza fled from her parents’ deceit, only to become the
deceiver. Gabe also ran from his father, so fearful of becoming like him, of
not ever becoming the man he was intended to be. An inability to love, an
inability to demonstrate love, not knowing how to articulate love, each
stemming from not fully living in the light of God’s love, each impacting the
next generation. How many of these would come to know the love of the true
Father, the only father who knows how to love unconditionally? How might their
pasts be used to lead them on their journey, to assist others on theirs?
While this book
is a tale of romance, it’s the wooing of God that holds the greatest
significance. While it is a work of historical fiction, there are many in this
present age who will closely identify with the characters and their struggles.
While the book includes a bit of mystery, it is the mystery spoken of in First
Corinthians 2:7, the characters who seek God’s wisdom, that is most intriguing.
I highly recommend
Hidden Places. It is a story that
will find a special place in your heart, not unlike other books by Lynn Austin,
a gifted author.
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