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A review by ireadthebooks
The Rescue by Lori Wick
5.0
I will preface this review by telling you that Lori Wick is one of my favorite Christian romance authors on the planet. I will also preface this review by telling you that Lori Wick had already published quite a few novels when I started reading her five or six years ago, and she has published quite a few more since then. She seems to have fallen into a rut with her plots, and her novels have become formulaic. That said, there are several of her works that are on my “absolute favorite books ever” list, and this is one of them.
“The Rescue” tells us the story of Anne Gardiner, a twenty-something young woman in 19th century England. Her father suffered a fever several years before our story starts and as a result is lovably wacko. When Anne is repairing the roof one day, a new neighbor comes by and startles her, causing her to fall off the roof and into his arms (literally, he catches her). Unfortunately, her father sees this and thinks that this new neighbor, Robert Weston, is her intended and hauls them both off to be married. Weston thinks that he’s being conned and Anne is just trying to keep her father from running his sword through this stranger. In order to protect Anne’s reputation, she and Mr. Weston really do get married, although they are not in love.
This is one of my favorite books because it’s relatable, even though this would almost certainly never happen in the 21st century. Though they are already married, they don’t know each other and their marriage is not based on love. As they build their relationship and learn to love each other, they are always seeking God’s will for them. They strengthen their marriage with prayer and seek to love as God loves us. It’s a beautiful reminder of how God provides for His children and how if we seek to love one another as Christ loved the Church, God will take care of everything else.
This book is the second in the “English Garden” series. You don’t need to read the first book to understand the story, although characters from the first book are prominent secondary characters. It will enhance your understanding of Anne and Weston’s friends, but not prohibit you from reading “The Rescue.” Again, this is one of my favorites and I like to reread it every year or so. Sometimes I just pull it off the shelf and read some of my favorite parts.
If you liked it and you want more Lori Wick, may I suggest the following: The Princess, Every Storm, Bamboo & Lace, and the Kensington Chronicles (4 books, all amazing).
Cross posted to my book blog: (http://starlightbookreviews.wordpress.com/2010/03/09/review-the-rescue-by-lori-wick/)
“The Rescue” tells us the story of Anne Gardiner, a twenty-something young woman in 19th century England. Her father suffered a fever several years before our story starts and as a result is lovably wacko. When Anne is repairing the roof one day, a new neighbor comes by and startles her, causing her to fall off the roof and into his arms (literally, he catches her). Unfortunately, her father sees this and thinks that this new neighbor, Robert Weston, is her intended and hauls them both off to be married. Weston thinks that he’s being conned and Anne is just trying to keep her father from running his sword through this stranger. In order to protect Anne’s reputation, she and Mr. Weston really do get married, although they are not in love.
This is one of my favorite books because it’s relatable, even though this would almost certainly never happen in the 21st century. Though they are already married, they don’t know each other and their marriage is not based on love. As they build their relationship and learn to love each other, they are always seeking God’s will for them. They strengthen their marriage with prayer and seek to love as God loves us. It’s a beautiful reminder of how God provides for His children and how if we seek to love one another as Christ loved the Church, God will take care of everything else.
This book is the second in the “English Garden” series. You don’t need to read the first book to understand the story, although characters from the first book are prominent secondary characters. It will enhance your understanding of Anne and Weston’s friends, but not prohibit you from reading “The Rescue.” Again, this is one of my favorites and I like to reread it every year or so. Sometimes I just pull it off the shelf and read some of my favorite parts.
If you liked it and you want more Lori Wick, may I suggest the following: The Princess, Every Storm, Bamboo & Lace, and the Kensington Chronicles (4 books, all amazing).
Cross posted to my book blog: (http://starlightbookreviews.wordpress.com/2010/03/09/review-the-rescue-by-lori-wick/)