A girl who has never been able to settle down, Miranda begins various adventures, but whenever reality begins to tarnish her dreams, she gives up. ...
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Jun 30, 2009
David
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Both this book and Before I Wake came as surprises to me. I wanted something to read while in Middlesboro and bought these at the local bookstore. $3.97 each.
I really liked In Search of Eden and then was confused when the hero started talking about Jesus and God in a nice way and a questioning way. So now I was intrigued and continued to read out of curiosity. Half way through I realized that I was reading a "Christian Book" by a "Christian Author."
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I really liked In Search of Eden and then was confused when the hero started talking about Jesus and God in a nice way and a questioning way. So now I was intrigued and continued to read out of curiosity. Half way through I realized that I was reading a "Christian Book" by a "Christian Author."
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Aug 21, 2009
Heather
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I can usually rate a book according to how late I stay up to finish it. This one had me up until 1 a.m. and I would have stayed up longer if I would have needed to. I thought this book was amazing!
Dorrie has had a tough life. Never feeling comfortable in one place. She is always on the move. Her mother, Noreen, is distant, and she has only seen her father 2 times. At the young age of 15 Dorrie finds herself pregnant and Noreen making the decision for her to give the baby up for adopt More...
Dorrie has had a tough life. Never feeling comfortable in one place. She is always on the move. Her mother, Noreen, is distant, and she has only seen her father 2 times. At the young age of 15 Dorrie finds herself pregnant and Noreen making the decision for her to give the baby up for adopt More...
Jun 23, 2011
Leah
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This was a good solid Christian book.
The author uses the plot of a young trying to find her baby that she was forced to give up for adoption, to serve as a Spiritual metaphor for the "Eden" that we all are in search of.
I liked the multiple viewpoints of the several rotating characters, that she uses to show the fallen-ness and imperfections we all have.
There are several twists and a few surprises.
The lack of 2 stars stems from the authors lack of ability to writ More...
The author uses the plot of a young trying to find her baby that she was forced to give up for adoption, to serve as a Spiritual metaphor for the "Eden" that we all are in search of.
I liked the multiple viewpoints of the several rotating characters, that she uses to show the fallen-ness and imperfections we all have.
There are several twists and a few surprises.
The lack of 2 stars stems from the authors lack of ability to writ More...
Apr 21, 2009
Melanie
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First of all, I just love the cover of this book. That cute little barefoot girl in her pretty dress, just drew me in. I think I would give this book 3 1/2 stars if I could. The story was interesting--at times heart warming, heart wrenching and at times a little "cheesy" but overall a good read. I loved how the book was peppered with good strong christian characters and quotes from the Bible. This quote from Isaiah was on the first page "He will make wilderness like Eden, a
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Dec 12, 2011
Skybirdsmom
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This was a wonderful story! I had a little trouble in the beginning, with getting familiar with all the participants. The author switched back and forth between different characters, in different parts of the country, and not initially related to each other. Since it was an audiobook, it may have been even more difficult to follow the story line. But finally, I was connected with everyone and began to get to know them. And then I loved them. I was so happy with the ending. It's the story of a w
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Jan 10, 2009
Darcy
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I can't believe I finished this. As I closed the back cover last night I actually said, "What a waste of time." Sorry, that's a little cruel, but I didn't really get into this book. The story was predictable (although the plot twists that bring it all about were too convenient).
I don't have a problem with Christian fiction, but this was eye-rolling at best. All the praying and blessing each other got a little old. But, that's the genre, so I shouldn't complain.
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I don't have a problem with Christian fiction, but this was eye-rolling at best. All the praying and blessing each other got a little old. But, that's the genre, so I shouldn't complain.
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Jan 18, 2012
Karen
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This is the third Linda Nichols' book I have read and I have loved them all. I love her writing style and how she builds the characters and weaves them together. This book is about a young woman searching for something that she doesn't really understand. She moves around from place to place and job to job never letting herself get close to anyone. She grew up with a cold mother and her father left when she was very young. At 15 she was pregnant and her mother forced her to give up her baby.
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Oct 06, 2011
Cheryl
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I really enjoyed reading this book. It tells the story of Miranda, a young woman who was forced by her mother to give up her newborn baby for adoption when she was only fifteen. Now, it is years later, and Miranda's mother has died. Miranda decides to go against her mother's wishes and find the child she gave up all those years ago. Her journey takes her to Virginia, where she learns about her mother's secret past as well as finds her child. Miranda's journey is also spiritual as well, and s
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Dec 20, 2011
Nancy
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I really enjoyed this book. This is a Christian author but not a corny Christian author. It is the story of a 15 year old girl who was forced by her Mother, to give her baby up for adoption. She is always haunted by the fact that she wants to find it. When she is finally given a bit of a clue as to where to start her search, she comes to the conclusion that to find her baby she must go back and find out about her Mom who had always kept her past to herself as the girl was growing up. The sto
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Dec 15, 2009
Courtney
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My loving husband got me this book, apparently wanting me to read christian books instead of paranormal youth books. It was a sweet story, but just not my thing. It took me forever to get through the book because I wasn't incredibly interested in the plot. It was a little frustrating watching Miranda live day by day with the very child she was looking for. Her stubborn determination to not tell anyone who or what she was searching for was irritating. But then I guess the book would have bee
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Aug 27, 2009
Stacia
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I really enjoyed the book. It had a good story line with just the right twist of unexpectation.
What I didn't like is how the author made Eden a product of pure nature. Meaning... Eden was adopted as a baby, did not have any contact with her birth mother for 11 years, and yet her personality is the spitting image of her birth mother. As an adoptive parent, it makes me sad to think that people think we have such little influences over our children. Granted her personality was set up i More...
What I didn't like is how the author made Eden a product of pure nature. Meaning... Eden was adopted as a baby, did not have any contact with her birth mother for 11 years, and yet her personality is the spitting image of her birth mother. As an adoptive parent, it makes me sad to think that people think we have such little influences over our children. Granted her personality was set up i More...
Sep 17, 2011
Keegan
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Sweet story. About adoption, love, family, and accepting God in your life. My favorite character was definitely spunky Eden, the girl who's been given up for adoption (against her birth mother's wishes) and has leanings toward a career in spying and acting as a cop, like her uncle. I also enjoyed the love story between the couple-- the searching mother and the uncle. Of course, there's the initial dislike and then they grow to care about each other, drawn together by their affection for Eden. Th
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Jan 10, 2010
Barbara
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I was stunned at how much I didn't like this book. It felt more like a Lifetime movie with Christian themes, not like a novel that had such a high rating here and other places. Maybe I was too put off by the overtly Christian messages (which somehow I missed in the reviews), but the story felt contrived and over the top. The writing itself was solid when it comes to basic character development and scene-setting, but nothing special. I'm not quite sure why it's rated so high, but it was just
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Apr 21, 2008
Brandy
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I had heard before I started this book that it started kinda slow but they ending got better. This was a pretty accurate description but I would like to elaborate.
This is not the best author I have read. I noticed two mistakes that should have been caught by the editors or publisher. Also, sometimes it got a little confusing toward the middle/end as to who was speaking. She told the story from multiple characters point of view and it got a little jumbled at times. So for the aut More...
This is not the best author I have read. I noticed two mistakes that should have been caught by the editors or publisher. Also, sometimes it got a little confusing toward the middle/end as to who was speaking. She told the story from multiple characters point of view and it got a little jumbled at times. So for the aut More...
Mar 04, 2011
Deb
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The lives of several people become intertwined, the main connection being a little girl named Eden. Eden is the adopted daughter of David and Sarah. But when David is seriously injured in a car accident, her uncle Joseph agrees to take her in, even though he hasn't spoken to his brother in years. Joseph adores Eden, as does half the town, including a mysterious newcomer named Miranda. Miranda has moved to town to find out what happened to the daughter she gave up fo adoption years ago. Even
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Aug 16, 2011
Larisha
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Linda Nichols does a beautiful job creating characters
in this story that show so realistically the life journey
of... As the author writes in this book - 'As we learn to
accept and forgive 1 another & ourselves, peace is found
and safety.'
What Bountiful Blessings and a sweet intimacy
with our Heavenly Father when we learn, grow,
and are able to share & testify to others... Blessings in
the valleys of life!! How fitting that in this book the camp
was ca More...
in this story that show so realistically the life journey
of... As the author writes in this book - 'As we learn to
accept and forgive 1 another & ourselves, peace is found
and safety.'
What Bountiful Blessings and a sweet intimacy
with our Heavenly Father when we learn, grow,
and are able to share & testify to others... Blessings in
the valleys of life!! How fitting that in this book the camp
was ca More...
Jan 21, 2009
Amy
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As I read this book, I was trying to turn over a new leaf and take a stab at Christian fiction. I was honestly pleased with the storyline, but the writing seemed slightly cheesy and didn't leave me fascinated with descriptions that were so vivid that I could taste. Maybe the lack is because this was a present-day novel, and I tend to read more historical fiction. I don't know. I appreciated the moral guidance and truth found within the story, but I wish the book had more guts to it.
Sep 21, 2010
Susan
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My cousin's wife let me borrow this, it's her favorite book. I really enjoyed it too and look forward to reading more of Linda Nichols. It was a good story with a great message about God and his forgiveness. He died on a cross to forgive us of all we have done and nothing is too big for him to forgive, we should learn from that. We're not all saints and able to do as we should, but life is too short to dwell on past hurts and we should just move on. Accept the challenges given to us.
Mar 17, 2008
Charlaralotte
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Picked this one up in Wal-Mart too. Didn't realize it was a Christian novel. I mean, it has a lot of praying in it. Everyone prays. Everyone goes to church or religious camp or talks to pastors on the front steps of church or puts their hands on someone's head & prays for them.
Anyway, I liked it though, because the heroine is an itinerant traveler. She lives in one place & then moves somewhere else when things begin to seem all messed up. Since I've been there, done that & may still More...
Anyway, I liked it though, because the heroine is an itinerant traveler. She lives in one place & then moves somewhere else when things begin to seem all messed up. Since I've been there, done that & may still More...
Feb 03, 2012
Amanda
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I had low expectations of this book, mostly because Iwas given the book as a present while being told, "I tried to read it, but just couldn't get into it..."
I was very pleasantly surprised. The beginning of the story as a little difficult to get into; the story changes narrative too many times among several characters at the beginning of the story, almost more than what is comfortable. I was a liitle confused, trying to remember who was who, but soon, I as in the midst of the st More...
I was very pleasantly surprised. The beginning of the story as a little difficult to get into; the story changes narrative too many times among several characters at the beginning of the story, almost more than what is comfortable. I was a liitle confused, trying to remember who was who, but soon, I as in the midst of the st More...
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Dec 29, 2010
Jenna
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2.5, I guess. It was a decent plot and kept me reading to find out how the pieces fit. I didn't know until pretty far into it that it was Christian Fiction- so that was why everyone was praying all the time! I liked the theme that God leads us to answers when we earnestly seek His hand in finding them. But the coincidences were to much...like God was tooooo helpful. Don't we humans need to struggle a tad, especially when the undertaking is on a scale as magnificent as the main character's?
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Jul 09, 2011
Tandy
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This was a beautiful book about love,loss, & forgiveness. This story centers around a woman who gave birth to a baby at age 15 & was forced to give her baby up for adoption. It tells of her life as a woman and the struggles she deals with personally stemming from the loss of her child. This novel is full of beautiful scenery & story lines some are predictable and some of the references to religious things are a bit to much but all in all a great read.
Feb 08, 2011
Jamie
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A young girl is forced by her mother to give her child up for adoption at birth. Now in her early 30’s she still struggles to find this child. After her mother passes she finds a clue that sends her to live in the same town where her child was last known to be. She befriends her child’s family without knowing that the young girl is her daughter. A story of learning to accept the past and move forward. Very good read.
Aug 13, 2009
Helen
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This book is not necessarily about adoption, but the main characters become connected through the adoption of an infant placed in secrecy. I really loved the writing style and the setting of this book. It had a lot of Christian themes and the characters where endearing. My least favorite character was the adoptive mother, and I tried not to take that too personally, although I learned something from her, too.
Jun 29, 2009
Anne
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I love Linda Nichols, but this is probably not my favorite of her books. It just wasn't as compelling of a story line as the others. However, it was a wonderful story about forgiveness, both human and divine, and learning to love and accept each other as we are, with all our flaws. The title character is a hoot! I love it when authors are able to create fresh new characters that don't seem forced or contrived.
Mar 23, 2009
Amy
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Overall, I enjoyed this book. I could have done without all the religious stuff (at times it was a bit obsessive) and I didn't realize it was 'Christian' fiction or I would have expected it. Overall, the characters were well written & the story itself was interesting. Slow in the beginning but did eventually pick up. I don't think the story really offered anything new overall but it was a good, fairly quick read.
Oct 28, 2011
Ineke
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A well-written book with a good storyline, the suspense about the search of Eden held beautifully until the end. Interwoven into the story are the author's religious beliefs that tie in well with the general storyline, albeit - in my strictly personal opinion - perhaps a little too redeeming with respect to human nature and being able to change who one is. A good read.
Jul 07, 2010
Melinda
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I picked this up from the books recommended by the the librarians at the checkout counter at the library because I liked the title and it being about a girl named Eden but I also really enjoyed it. It is a Christian novel and the story is probably a bit predictable but that didn't bother me, I had fun reading it.
Jul 12, 2009
Bernadette
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I don't generally go for books with religious undertones, but this book was ok in spite of them. I didn't realize it was "Christian fiction" or I probably wouldn't have picked it up. It read like a made for tv movie. It was a quick read and fine for summer, but no great work of fiction.
Mar 26, 2009
Breanne
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This book was fairly predictable and drug out for a lot of pages in the middle. It does have a happy ending and it is engaging enough to have made me want to finish it. I think the author's vision for symbolism was greater than her ability to express.
