The girl doesn't know her own mind, and she's all concerned about prejudice and spending time with a guy who isn't a believer and thinking prejudice is her biggest problem. But instead of going to where he could learn more about God's word, he continues to go for walks alone in the woods on Sunday as his 'self-church.' Rather than having him become saved, he supposedly came back to God for a renewal of relationship. Alex didn't even know basic Scripture and didn't own a Bible. Scott are told to be the reasons their wives because Christians, but Jack had a fatal gambling problem and Dr. Only one marriage in the book is good, and we don't get to see it as a marriage.the two characters (Yanni and Penelope) aren't even shown having a conversation together. Their favorite quote is 'The only darkness is ignorance.' If that were true, God wouldn't have sent a Savior as a sacrifice.He would have sent a man who was the most knowledgeable person ever found, and we could be free from darkness by dint of knowledge. Leanna never really made sense as a character, but it's actually the life philosophy of the characters that sunk this boat for me. Only one marriage in the book This book was a hard one to get through. Leanna has received an offer to teach elsewhere and feels she has no choice but to leave Castle Rock.though she will be leaving her heart behind.more When the schoolteacher’s association with the Greek family begins to anger the American miners, they threaten Alex and his family. Until the widow meets a widower who awakens her heart.and she finds herself inexplicably falling for miner Alex Pappas which stirs up a whole heap of trouble.Īlex’s Greek parents have arranged a more traditional match for him. Good riddance to coal dust, rugged men, and the fatal mine that took her husband’s life. Schoolteacher Leanna McKee plans on leaving the coal mining town of Castle Gate, Utah, and never looking back. Until the widow meets a widower who awakens her heart.and she finds h Journey now to Castle Gate, Utah of 1910 where.įorbidden Love Tries to Survive Old World Expectations Forbidden Love Tries to Survive Old World Expectations Schoolteacher Leanna McKee plans on leaving the coal mining town of Castle Gate, Utah, and never looking back. Journey now to Castle Gate, Utah of 1910 where.

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