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Love's Pursuit
In the small Puritan community of Stoneybrooke, Massachusetts, Susannah Phillips stands out both for her character and beauty. She wants only a simple life but soon finds herself pursued by the town's wealthiest bachelor and by a roguish military captain sent to protect them. One is not what he seems and one is more than he seems. In trying to discover true love's path, Su...more
Paperback, 329 pages
Published
June 1st 2009
by Bethany House Publishers
(first published January 1st 2009)
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Susannah Phillips is a good girl. Instructed by the Puritan community of Stoneybrooke, Massachusetts to be obedient, God-fearing, hard-working and modest, Susannah does not question her beliefs or way of life. But then Daniel Holcombe, captain in the king’s army comes to board with her family. Daniel’s joyful attitude towards life strains Susannah’s understanding of God’s will and a woman’s fate. When she realizes she is in love with Daniel, Susannah must make a choice between obeying Puritan m...more
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When I started this book, I thought it was going to be a typical historical fiction romance. This book is anything but typical. There is a depth and beauty to the story that really is far beyond the norm. The writing is beautiful, and I really look forward to reading more by Siri Mitchell.
I have to admit that at first I was really drawn to the cover. I am a total sucker for a good cover, and in my opinion this book has a great one! Once I started reading, I was really drawn into the s...more
I have to admit that at first I was really drawn to the cover. I am a total sucker for a good cover, and in my opinion this book has a great one! Once I started reading, I was really drawn into the s...more
In a few words:
Is it even possible to give you a short review of this book? Not really. I will tell you that it's a keeper. Descriptive adjectives that come to mind: Thought-provoking, moving, original, skillfully-written, and although not warm and fuzzy or happily-ever-after, filled with hope. Also note that this is not "Amish fiction".
My Full Review:
I stayed up until 2 a.m. to finish this book last night (this morning).
It. Was. Incredi...more
Is it even possible to give you a short review of this book? Not really. I will tell you that it's a keeper. Descriptive adjectives that come to mind: Thought-provoking, moving, original, skillfully-written, and although not warm and fuzzy or happily-ever-after, filled with hope. Also note that this is not "Amish fiction".
My Full Review:
I stayed up until 2 a.m. to finish this book last night (this morning).
It. Was. Incredi...more
Siri Mitchell is my current favorite author. The first of her books that I read is Chateau of Echoes, the story of an American who runs an exclusive bed and breakfast in a chateau in France, an American novelist who visits, and the fifteenth century diary that connects them. It's great.
Love's Pursuit is the story of a Puritan woman who longs to do what's right and be what's right but has these conflicting feelings and desires and how these two parts of her, the perceived and the real, ...more
Love's Pursuit is the story of a Puritan woman who longs to do what's right and be what's right but has these conflicting feelings and desires and how these two parts of her, the perceived and the real, ...more
Love's Pursuit takes place in Massachusetts during the Puritan era. Susannah is a puritan girl who on the outside seems to be the eye of perfections. However, Susannah thinks herself to be a sinner and judges herself harshly. A captain from the "King's army" comes to their village because he has heard reports of savages. I do not want to give too much away, but will Susannah fall in love with a man from her own puritan village or with the Captain and his heathen ways? You will have to ...more
This is a book written by Siri Mitchell"Love's Pursuit".
The era was 1600's and little different then most books I have read but still Siri made the characters and the locale come to life. Susannah is a young woman with high morals. She believes in doing the right thing all the time but finds she has dreams that urge her to do just the opposite at times.
They live in an area believed to have "savages" who they have to be constantly on the alert for, to keep thems...more
The era was 1600's and little different then most books I have read but still Siri made the characters and the locale come to life. Susannah is a young woman with high morals. She believes in doing the right thing all the time but finds she has dreams that urge her to do just the opposite at times.
They live in an area believed to have "savages" who they have to be constantly on the alert for, to keep thems...more
Susannah Phillips is the picture perfect Puritan woman, and more than one of the town's bachelors knows this. She has dreamed of the day when her John Prescotte will seek her hand; however, if the powerful Simeon Wright has anything to say about it, that will not happen. He wants her for his own.
Susannah knows that she is not the righteous individual everyone thinks her to be and struggles with her own sin nature. Then Daniel Holcombe moves into town to train the militia in defense against...more
Susannah knows that she is not the righteous individual everyone thinks her to be and struggles with her own sin nature. Then Daniel Holcombe moves into town to train the militia in defense against...more
So....yes. I really liked the characters. And the story was really well done. I don't expect life to always end happily. I liked the romance and the way Susannah grew from it. I liked the intrigue in the village and I REALLY like 'small-hope', the alternate 'main character'. I liked seeing things from her totally different point of view, and seeing her change. That was really inspiring to me.
The thing I didn't love might be because I'm still a little raw from the last Siri Mitchell, bu...more
The thing I didn't love might be because I'm still a little raw from the last Siri Mitchell, bu...more
I recently read Siri Mitchell's A Constant Heart and was not overly impressed with the plot and characters, although I was highly impressed by her attention to historic detail. I was also distracted by the use of two first-person point-of-view narrators; the narrators would often abruptly switch and it was hard to know which character was speaking at first (yes, even though one was male and the other female). At the same time I borrowed A Constant Heart from the library, I also picked up Love'...more
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Love's Pursuit was a tragedy. No matter how much historical information on how it was to live in that time and no matter how good the book was written, I have to rate this one star. I can't stand tragedies... books that end without happiness. Reading this book, I felt trapped, just as Susannah was so horridly trapped. I felt too scared to hope when her beloved devised a rescue plan, I felt sick with grief when Susannah told that horrid Abigail of the plans, and overcome with astonishment when th...more
Love's Pursuit is a Christian romance that takes place in a small Puritan community in 17th century Massachusetts. The heroine, Susannah Phillips, is the perfect Puritan woman--faithful, obedient, and kind. However, she constantly torments herself with thoughts that she is "not good enough"--either for God or for the zealous, rule-bound society she lives in. When Susannah meets Daniel Holcombe, an English (and therefore very much NOT Puritan) captain sent to protect the community of St...more
Have you ever been afraid to believe in God’s love?
I wrestled with this question along with the main characters of Siri Mitchell’s novel Love’s Pursuit.
Love’s Pursuit takes place in the Puritan village of Stoneybrooke, Massachusetts, during the 1640’s. The story starts out like any typical historical romance. First, we meet Susannah Phillips, a gently-reared girl, unaware of her own beauty. She obeys all the rules, including setting her sights on the right man to marry. E...more
I wrestled with this question along with the main characters of Siri Mitchell’s novel Love’s Pursuit.
Love’s Pursuit takes place in the Puritan village of Stoneybrooke, Massachusetts, during the 1640’s. The story starts out like any typical historical romance. First, we meet Susannah Phillips, a gently-reared girl, unaware of her own beauty. She obeys all the rules, including setting her sights on the right man to marry. E...more
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In the small Puritan community of Stoneybrooke, Massachusetts, Susannah Phillips stands out both for her character and beauty. She wants only a simple life but soon finds herself pursued by the town's wealthiest bachelor and by a roguish military captain sent to protect them. One is not what he seems and one is more than he seems.
In trying to discover true love's path, Susannah is helped by the most unlikely of allies, a wounded woman who lives invisible and...more
In the small Puritan community of Stoneybrooke, Massachusetts, Susannah Phillips stands out both for her character and beauty. She wants only a simple life but soon finds herself pursued by the town's wealthiest bachelor and by a roguish military captain sent to protect them. One is not what he seems and one is more than he seems.
In trying to discover true love's path, Susannah is helped by the most unlikely of allies, a wounded woman who lives invisible and...more
I have read a few of Siri's books now and I really do think that she is just so original in her writing that I always wonder what she will bring me, the reader, next. In "A Constant Heart" she took us inside Queen Elizabeth's England and the unbelievable trends and lifestyles that went along with being a part of her court. In "Love's Pursuit" we go into early America and a Puritan community where Susannah is considered one of the ultimate, perfect Puritans. Only she knows bet...more
This is an uncomfortable read. It is fabulous story telling, and the themes are ones that need to be told. But it is not warm and fuzzy, and nor does it need to be to be told well. Siri Mitchell is an incredible author and her writing is good. She delves into the harder sides of characters lives and deals with stories that need to be told in a manner where many would just walk away from the pain and hardships.
However this book is not all prickles and stings, there are the shimmers o...more
However this book is not all prickles and stings, there are the shimmers o...more
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OK, my kids were waiting for me in the car as I quickly cruised the New Fiction aisle at the library... Historical fiction? Sign me up! After a few chapters, I looked at the spine and saw is said "Historical Romance". That's a category now? But I read on, and I enjoyed it. There were many interesting historical facts that I found fascinating, and I am pretty sure that this book has the only known sensual romance scene surrounding a regular weekly nitpicking. Who knew lice were so...more
The last chapter brought up so much Christian theology, but it was extremely on target. Really in-depth precepts that could only be explained by a wounded heart healing.
I was originally confused that there were two story lines by to different narrators, but once I grasped the little symbol that let me know there was a change in narrators, I TOTALLY got it. I think this would be worth reading again, truly. I really loved this book
I was originally confused that there were two story lines by to different narrators, but once I grasped the little symbol that let me know there was a change in narrators, I TOTALLY got it. I think this would be worth reading again, truly. I really loved this book
This was one of the worst romance/inspirational books that I've read. It started slow, a little to much of the puritan religion, everything is a sin aspect. Just when it started to get interesting and you think that the girl is going to be rescued from a marriage with an abusive man, her true love is murdered by said abusive man. But thats ok because she realised God always will love her. BLECH. Just not my type of book at all.
This was actually a really great book, although it's always difficult to read a main character's oppression. In this case, Susannah was a Puritain, and her way of handling things or the decisions she made were very different from the way I would have done things. Frustrating, but really really absorbing at the same time. Not exactly original.
I need to admit that I started the first few chapters in this book and then skimmed it to the end. Ironically I have been doing some history study about how the colonies would of been like back then to understand what my ancestors lives were like. I just couldn't get into this book. It just had a strange feeling to me from the get go.
This was the most depressing book I have read. It is a Christian book but it took a long time to realize it. This is the first time I have read Siri L. Mitchell and I may try a second book. I'm sure things like she desscribed really happened and the theme of the book finally appeared - Salvation by grace, not by works.
I was suprised at how much I enjoyed this book. I originally chose to read it because of the cover art. The painting on the back is different and beautiful. I thought it might be interesting as well because it is set in the 1640's in America. I was expecting one of those sappy, easy-to-read loves stories, but it wasn't. I was very surprised by the ending.
I loved the author's writing style and how she portrayed Puritan life with so many details. I would give it 4 or 5 stars for the story, but I really didn't like the surprise ending. It was almost as if the author had changed her mind at the last minute and went a different direction.
Angela
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The writing and story-telling were good and what I expect from this author. The time and setting gave a very realistic feeling of life in a Puritan colony. But I just didn't "like" the story much ... most likely because part of the ending was NOT what I wanted to have happen!
I love Siri Mitchell. Okay, that's kind of creepy. I mean I love Siri Mitchell's writing. That being said, I did have quite the struggle in deciding to rate this a 4 or a 5 star. The writing is stellar. The characters are poignant. The setting draws in the reader so that you feel as if you're there.
So what's my problem? Without giving away the story, let's just say that it did NOT end the way I'd hoped. Oh yes, there's quite the twist toward the end of the plot, and one that you'...more
So what's my problem? Without giving away the story, let's just say that it did NOT end the way I'd hoped. Oh yes, there's quite the twist toward the end of the plot, and one that you'...more
I really enjoyed this book. I enjoyed the pull between religion and culture, family and community expectations and the needs and wants of self. I think a lot of people in a close knit community can identify on some level to the main characters in the novel.
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