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Summary: A Wake Up Call
Review: This book is a revealation to those who would view older people as a responsibility of the State. Through the eyes of youth, we catch a glimpse into what could be our own future. Touching, moving, I could truly identify and empathize with Leota, a character that I grew to love, and missed, as I closed the last pages of the book.
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Summary: Truly touching
Review: This book made me laugh and it made me cry. I recognized myself to a degree in each of the characters. I love that Ms. Rivers developed Annie and Leota so well; that like life, this book does not have the ideal or perfect ending. Once again, I believe that Ms. Rivers has done a wonderful job of weaving faith into a well-told story.
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Summary: Leota's Garden
Review: This book may look challenging from the outside, but context has very meaningful words. Anne-Lynn, mostly called Anne, shows the theme, family is very important. She leaves home with out the consent of her mom to find the truth about her Grandma Leota. Anne's mom, Nora, has pushed Leota out of her life because she doesn't know the hidden secerts she keeps. Leota teaches Anne to love her garden as much as she had and had hoped Nora would. After Leota's death, Nora knows if she would have listened to the truth she would have knew family was important. In the end, the garden is the only thing that keeps Anne going, and her faith in God alive.
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Summary: I hope Francine Rivers writes more books like this!
Review: This book was another excellent book. This book dealt a lot with hurts and anger over the past. I am an abuse survivor. This is the second book that has given me some stuff to think about in regards to my past. The first was Redeeming Love. Rivers has several themes going in this book, such as forgiveness, finding love and acceptance, abortion, euthanization of the elderly, and the WWII concentration camps. But the point that Francine Rivers was trying to get across is the need to find our love, acceptance, and healing in Jesus.River's characters are always so multifaceted. They have their problems like everyone else, making it easy to relate to them. At first, I thought that Annie was too goodie-goodie, but even she had her struggles toward the end of the book with fears of being angry and bitter like her mother. I was glad when Annie stood up to her mother toward the end of the book and let her have it. There were a few loose ends in the book. I would have liked to see Nora and Leota make their amends before Leota died, but maybe Rivers wouldn't have been able to get her message across if that was what happened. I also would have liked to see the medical tech get what was coming to him for euthanizing Leota and the terminally ill. I would have liked the family find out what caused Leota to die at the end. Any chance of a sequel?
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Summary: Interminable
Review: This book was recommended by someone who loved it so I was determined to read it. I kept waiting for it to get interesting. The author quickly established the characters and their beliefs but then hammered it into the ground over and over in case the reader truly did not "get it". I found the characters one dimensional and to tell the truth they were pathetic in their constant view of themselves as victims of someone else. They were simply too whiny and passive for me to get involved in the book. This was truly one of the slowest books I have ever read.
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Summary: Couldn't put it down!
Review: This Francine Rivers novel is by far some of her best work! This book made me laugh and cry. This poignant tale of a torn family, reunited only by neesssity and tragedy, was so beautiful. The relationship between Leota and Annie made me long for a stronger bond with my own grandmother. This tale also showed me the power of faith in overcoming all things. With the Lord in your corner, victory can truly be yours. May all who read this tale be as touched as I was !
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Summary: ONE OF THE BEST....
Review: This is one of the BEST books I've ever read! It stays with you even after you've finished, and to me that is the mark of a good author and book! Leota's Garden is the story of a young woman, her grandmother and their family. Because of hard feelings, misunderstandings and hatred by other family members, Annie has never really known her grandmother. She determines to get to know her. Grandma Leota is an old woman, living alone in a rundown house in an undesirable neighborhood. All she wants is for the Lord to take her home! When Annie comes to visit her and continues these visits, Leota has something to live for again. Annie was a bit "too good to be true", but she also inspired me to live my life in a better way. Her love for her grandmother touched me so. It made me thankful that I had been fortunate to have a good, loving relationship with my own grandma, who reminded me of Leota with her love of her garden and flowers. This story also shows us so vividly how we treat the elderly today. We push them to the back of our busy lives and don't spend time seeing them as real people who can contribute to our lives!The book opens your heart and eyes to so much. I was a bit disappointed in a few things. I didn't like the "surprising way" that Leota died. I had hoped Annie would end up with one of her two enamored young fellas. But, isn't this life?? Things don't always turn out as we want. This story showed me once again that God is in control of each of our lives. This is my favorite book by Francine Rivers and I've read several and enjoyed them. I checked this out from the library, but already bought a copy for myself. I plan to re-read this book again and again!
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Summary: great book
Review: This is the first book of Rivers that I raed and I loved it. The faith in God and the eager to fo His will are realy show in the book. A great book to read and to learn from.
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Summary: Made me laugh out loud and cry out loud!
Review: This was my second Francine Rivers book, and I'm hooked! All I can say is, I can't wait until summer when I can plant my own Victory garden. Rivers' characters are so real and easy to relate to, and the story didn't turn out at all the way I thought it would--but it turned out the way it should have. I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: Leota's Garden
Review: This was the first book I have read by Francine Rivers and enjoyed it immensely. For thoses of us who are dealing with aging parents, it has a wonderful Christian perspective on the gifts that we may overlook in our own. It shows that a little compassion and love can go a long way.
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