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Julia's Hope (The Wortham Family Series #1) (edizione 2002)

di Leisha Kelly (Autore)

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They needed a home. She needed a family. What they found was a miracle. This stunning novel, set in 1931, affirms the power of generosity and love.
Utente:EdenMennonite
Titolo:Julia's Hope (The Wortham Family Series #1)
Autori:Leisha Kelly (Autore)
Info:Revell (2002), 320 pages
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  WBCLIB | Feb 19, 2023 |
This book was given to me by a friend and I enjoyed reading the story of a down-on-the-luck family that receives blessings from God in unexpected ways. God's provision is a definite theme of the book. I could relate to Samuel's feelings though I wish the author hadn't had them persist as long or as much as she did in the book. (Not that it wasn't realistic, just that as a reader, I grew tired of not seeing a change in one of the main characters.)

I admired the way Julia and Emma made-do in hard times. ( )
  JenniferRobb | Jan 17, 2016 |
This is the beginning of a series that I can't wait to see what happens next. I loved how the author started each chapter with the name of the person who was sharing their life with you in that chapter; their thoughts, their attitudes, their struggles. It was almost like you were reading a page in their diary. These folks felt like real people, struggling during a real hard time in our history and I felt honored to be let into their life for a few brief moments.

It is the year 1931 and Samuel Wortham has lost his job and his wife's inheritance, their home and so much more. He is on the road with his family, wife Julia, and two children. They are trying to hitch rides from Pennsylvania to Illinois. During a sudden storm they seek shelter in what they discover is an abandoned home for the night. Samuel is ready to head out the next day, but Julia feels strongly about the house and insists they find the owner. This will lead them to dear Emma Graham, the most caring and giving person, that would warm anyone's heart. She works out a plan that they can live there as she is now handicapped and can't live their on her own. The Wortham family will eventually offer to bring Emma back to her dearly loved farm and let her live with them and they will take care of her. But many of the neighbor folks don't look kindly on the Wortham's and they will struggle, especially Sam, with being able to provide for his family. Julia though knows how to 'live off the land' and the farm quickly becomes her hope, as she sees the Lord provide again and again for them all. It was so good to see how this family starts to blossom and enjoy the simple things in life and to see the heart of an old lady, who had many lessons to share with this family. This was a heartwarming story and one I will long remember. Anxious now to begin story #2, Emma's Gift. ( )
  judyg54 | Jan 1, 2016 |
Julias Zuflucht ist ein Buch, das einige Zeit in meinem Bücherschrank verbringen durfte. Ich weiß nicht einmal mehr, warum ich es gekauft habe, vermutlich war es ein Angebot. Auf dem Weg in den diesjährigen Italien-Urlaub wanderte es noch kurz vor der Abreise spontan in mein Handgepäck, da mir der Sinn im Urlaub nach leichter Lektüre stand. Tatsächlich entpuppte die Geschichte um Julia Wortham und ihre Familie, die sich mit dem Vater zur Zeit der Weltwirtschaftskrise auf die Suche nach Arbeit macht, als idealer Zeitvertreib am Strand, auf der Terasse und an einem Regentag sogar im Hotelzimmer.
Julia und ihr Mann Samuel erzählen abwechselnd kapitelweise in der Ich-Form und manchmal kommt auch Emma (die im späteren Verlauf eine wichtige Rolle spielt) zu Wort. Zu Beginn fand ich den Wechsel etwas irritierend, ziemlich bald aber hatte ich mich eingelesen und die Übergänge stellten kein Problem mehr da. Im Gegenteil, der ständige Wechsel füllte Lücken und beantwortete Fragen, die ich mir gestellt hätte, wäre die Geschichte nur aus der Sicht einer Person erzählt worden.
Da der Roman in die Sparte "Christian-Fiction" gehört, spielt natürlich auch der Glaube an Gott eine wichtige Rolle. Dadurch, dass Julia und ihr Mann die Geschichte aus ihrer jeweiligen Sicht erzählen, bekommt man einen guten Einblick, wo sie gerade im Glauben stehen, was sie beschäftigt und wie sich ihr Glaube besonders in schwierigen Situationen weiter entwickelt. Dies hat mir besonders gut gefallen, da man es hier nicht mit einer Familie von "Heiligen" zu tun hat, sondern mit Leuten und ihren der Situation entsprechenden Problemen. Dass viele Probleme mit Gottes Hilfe gelöst werden und die Familie immer wieder Wunder erlebt, hat mich dabei nicht gestört, da dies dem Buch genau die Leichtigkeit gegeben hat, die ich mir für den Urlaub gewünscht habe.
Auf den letzten Seiten habe ich dann gemerkt, dass mir die Familie Wortham und Emma Graham ans Herz gewachsen sind und genau das macht ein gutes Buch aus. Das Ende kam leider etwas abrupt, aber das erklärt sich dadurch, dass dieses Buch eigentlich der Auftakt einer Serie um die Familie Wortham ist. Die weiteren Bände sind allerdings (noch) nicht auf Deutsch erhältlich, also werde ich auf Englisch weiterlesen.

Mein Fazit: Wer leichte Unterhaltung zum Abschalten sucht und ein paar Wunder vertragen kann, sollte zu diesem Buch greifen. ( )
  maralee | Jun 21, 2014 |
Not a bad book, for the genre. The time is the Great Depression, and the Wortham family is hoping for a new life when all plans fall through. They stay in an abandoned farmhouse, and this night leads them to a home and a future and a new family. It's a Christian fiction book but not as obviously preachy as many. Some of the characters are almost too good to be true, but when I think about it, I know people who would do all of the things people did in this novel, so it isn't unrealistic. There are a lot of coincidences too, but I guess that could be God's work. There are other books in the series that I might read in time. ( )
  hobbitprincess | Feb 21, 2012 |
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