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Here Burns My Candle
By Liz Curtis Higgs
 | Here Burns My Candle
By Liz Curtis Higgs / WaterBrook Press
A mother who cannot face her future.A daughter who cannot escape her past. Lady Elisabeth Kerr is a keeper of secrets. A Highlander by birth and a Lowlander by marriage, she honors the auld ways, even as doubts and fears stir deep within her. Her husband, Lord Donald, has secrets of his own, well hidden from the household, yet whispered among the town gossips. His mother, the dowager Lady Marjory, hides gold beneath her floor and guilt inside her heart. Though her two abiding passions are maintaining her place in society and coddling her grown sons, Marjory's many regrets, buried in Greyfriars Churchyard, continue to plague her. One by one the Kerr family secrets begin to surface, even as bonny Prince Charlie and his rebel army ride into Edinburgh in September 1745, intent on capturing the crown. A timeless story of love and betrayal, loss and redemption, flickering against the vivid backdrop of eighteenth-century Scotland, Here Burns My Candle illumines the dark side of human nature, even as hope, the brightest of tapers, lights the way home. A Readers Guide and Scottish Glossary Are Included |
CRM RATING: T-M
Explain: Infidelity mentioned several times. Lovemaking talked about.
SPIRITUAL RATING: 5
Explain: The spiritual journey of the characters is very real and prevalent.
CRM REVIEW:
Liz does a wonderful job at using subtlety to get the story of Ruth and Naomi across. A sort of prequel, rather than an actual retelling of the bible story. I had to really look for more clues regarding the message of Ruth in this book. She makes it more of a treasure hunt, challenging the reader to find the connections. I like the emphasis on Marjory and Elizabeth's relationship, especially with the Nameless One, or Elizabeth's beliefs system vs God, Marjory's belief system. The story takes some getting into but the characters are solid.
WHAT YOU'LL FIND INSIDE:
Romance between a man and woman - Yes Felt this book properly represented a Biblical world view – Yes I would recommend this book to a Christian audience – Yes Sex between characters – Yes Other things of special note: SPOILER: I was amazed at how much Marjory in particular had changed, and so subtly! It was never a BOOM! revelation moment, but it truly reflected that day-by-day work of God that works in our hearts. It was s...o effortless, really. And I was truly blessed when Liz incorporated that "Where you go, I will go" scene. It truly was beautiful and heartfelt.
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