Wednesday, July 2, 2014

In the Field of Grace By Tessa Afshar


Destitute, grief-stricken, and unwanted by the people of God, Ruth arrives in Israel with nothing to recommend her but Naomi's, love. Her loftiest hope is to provide enough food to save Naomi and herself from starvation.But God has other plans for her life. While everyone considers Ruth an outcast, she is astounded to find one of the most honored men of Judah showing her favor.  Long since a widower and determined to stay that way, Boaz is irresistibly drawn to the foreign woman with the haunted eyes. He tells himself he is only being kind to his Cousin Naomi's chosen daughter when he goes out of his way to protect her from harm, but his heart knows better. Based on the biblical account of Ruth, In the Field of Grace is the story of a love that ultimately changes the course of Israel's destiny and the future of the whole world.

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Tessa Afshar was voted "New Author of the Year" by the Family Fiction sponsored Reader's Choice Awards 2011 for her novel Pearl in the Sand. Her book, Harvest of Rubies was nominated for the 2013 ECPA Book Award in the fiction category and World Magazine chose Harvest of Rubies as one of four notable books of the year. Her novel, Harvest of Gold was nominated for the 2014 Christy Award. Tessa was born in Iran to a nominally Muslim family, and lived there for the first fourteen years of her life. She moved to England where she survived boarding school for girls and fell in love with Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte, before moving to the United States permanently. Her conversion to Christianity in her twenties changed the course of her life forever. Tessa holds an MDiv from Yale University where she served as cochair of the Evangelical Fellowship at the Divinity School. She has spent the last fifteen years in full-time Christian service in New England.
 
This tale of Boaz and Ruth is sure to keep you reading, you will not be disappointed.
Very well written if you have not read any of author Afshar's books in the past you are missing out. You just might want to pick up a copy of this one.
I loved the sacrifice and the love story so much I gave this book 4.5 stars and I recommend it.
I was given a copy of this book by Wynn Wynn media for my honest review.

8 comments:

  1. I haven't read anything by this author yet. I do love the story of Ruth. I'm looking forward to reading this book.

    Thanks Mary for the good review of it!

    Blessings!
    Judy B

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  2. I would love to read this! Hope I am the winner! Thank you Mary for another great review. I love reading the love stories of the Bible!

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  3. Sounds really good, thanks for your review!

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  4. Can't wait! Love Ruth of the Bible.

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  5. Love the story of Ruth. Haven't read any of this Author's books yet.
    Great review.

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  6. Sounds like a great book, Mary!

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  7. I love Ruth. I cant wait to read this one. Thanks for all you do for us readers Mary.

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  8. I love the story of Naomi and Ruth. The love and devotion are beautiful.
    Thank you for the great review, Mary.

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