Gown of Spanish Lace

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Summary: The title doesn't match the story too well.
Review: "A Gown of Spanish Lace" was much better than "Too Long A Stranger" and nearly as good as "Roses For Mama." As I said before with "Too Long A Stranger," it seemed Oke didn't know who she wanted to be the main character, Ariana or Laramie. From the cover of the book and the summary, you'd think it would be Ariana, but the plot seemed to focus more on Laramie. I find it hard to believe that Laramie was not a harden outlaw, since he was raised with a bunch of hard outlaws. The relationship between Ariana and Laramie seemed unrealistic, but that's where the fiction comes into play. The title threw me off a little - the "gown of Spanish lace" was not introduced until the very end. All in all, it's a good book. I recommend.

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Summary: The title doesn't match the story too well.
Review: "A Gown of Spanish Lace" was much better than "Too Long A Stranger" and nearly as good as "Roses For Mama." As I said before with "Too Long A Stranger," it seemed Oke didn't know who she wanted to be the main character, Ariana or Laramie. From the cover of the book and the summary, you'd think it would be Ariana, but the plot seemed to focus more on Laramie. I find it hard to believe that Laramie was not a harden outlaw, since he was raised with a bunch of hard outlaws. The relationship between Ariana and Laramie seemed unrealistic, but that's where the fiction comes into play. The title threw me off a little - the "gown of Spanish lace" was not introduced until the very end. All in all, it's a good book. I recommend.

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Summary: A Wonderful Story
Review: A Gown of Spanish Lace is the story of Ariana, a sixteen year old schoolteacher. She is abducted from her school right before a storm. She is taken by her captors far from her home. There she loses track of time but never loses her faith in God to take care of her. She is befriended by Sam, one of the outlaws who abducts her. Sam is in charge of guarding the prisoner but then things change. Laramie, son of The Boss, is put in charge of Ariana. This is all part of The Boss's plot and reason for taking her. After Laramie is put in charge of Ariana things take on very interesting turns. People begin to realize they aren't who they thought. I can't say anymore without giving the story away.

This book was a wonderful read. It kept me on the edge of my seat. I had to find out what would happen between Ariana and Laramie. I found myself feeling sympathy for not only Ariana for being in the situation she was in but also for Laramie. He was also in a situation he wasn't comfortable or sure about.

Janette Oke writes such wonderful books. Her characters are so real one almost believes they really did live in the past. Though her books are set in the prairie times the messages in them will be current for all of time. This book is so well written. Events happen at such a pace the reader doesn't have time to catch their breath or stop for a break. You simply must read ahead to find out what happens. I loved this book and was so sorry it ended. I must say I was beginning to get a little worried toward the end when things weren't looking good for Ariana and Laramie. This is a must read book.

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Summary: A Wonderful Story
Review: A Gown of Spanish Lace is the story of Ariana, a sixteen year old schoolteacher. She is abducted from her school right before a storm. She is taken by her captors far from her home. There she loses track of time but never loses her faith in God to take care of her. She is befriended by Sam, one of the outlaws who abducts her. Sam is in charge of guarding the prisoner but then things change. Laramie, son of The Boss, is put in charge of Ariana. This is all part of The Boss's plot and reason for taking her. After Laramie is put in charge of Ariana things take on very interesting turns. People begin to realize they aren't who they thought. I can't say anymore without giving the story away.

This book was a wonderful read. It kept me on the edge of my seat. I had to find out what would happen between Ariana and Laramie. I found myself feeling sympathy for not only Ariana for being in the situation she was in but also for Laramie. He was also in a situation he wasn't comfortable or sure about.

Janette Oke writes such wonderful books. Her characters are so real one almost believes they really did live in the past. Though her books are set in the prairie times the messages in them will be current for all of time. This book is so well written. Events happen at such a pace the reader doesn't have time to catch their breath or stop for a break. You simply must read ahead to find out what happens. I loved this book and was so sorry it ended. I must say I was beginning to get a little worried toward the end when things weren't looking good for Ariana and Laramie. This is a must read book.

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Summary: An Interesting and Inspiring Book
Review: A Gown of Spanish Lace was probably one of the best books I have ever read! The book includes adventure, mystery, suspence and romance. The characters seem real and believeable. It is a good book for many ages!

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Summary: This is the best book I have read in a long time!
Review: After watching the movie "Love Comes Softly", I decided I would read a Janette Oke book that I had had for years. I started this book and could not put it down! For the first time in my life I read it almost all night! The love that this character has for the Word of God and how God's words are used to get her through many trials is such an encouragement to me!

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Summary: Probably the single best book by Janette Oke
Review: Although Oke wrote a suburb series in Love Comes Softly, her breakout into smaller series and one book stories no doubt was the springboard for this awesome book.

It is part of the Women of the West single book stories, and I believe, the best. The storyline was conceived forty years earlier by the author, but for some reason she didn't explain, it never made it to print until 1995.

Ariana was an orphan, adopted by loving parents and the one and only link she had to her biological parents was her wedding dress. However, all her hopes of being married in this dress, and teaching plans were changed during her horrible, violent kidnapping by two rowdy men.

While she was held hostage in a camp controlled by bandits, her faith and trust were severely tested. She had to hold fast to God and her trust that He would control her destiny even when it seemed the rowdy outlaws were in charge of her life and future.

The exciting (and surprising) conclusion to this book makes it among the top of the bunch. I plan to read it again and again. Thank you, Janette Oke, for finally putting this story in print!

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Summary: A Review on A Gown of Spanish Lace
Review: Ariana and Laramie meet at a camp where Ariana had been kidnapped. They fell in love over time, but were seperated by a chest Laramie found of his mother's who died in an Indian raid. In the chest, there are connections indicating he and Ariana are brother and sister. They were seperated because their parents were both killed in a raid. Over this news, they broke up. Laramie returning to the camp, found his mother's diary. It explained Laraime and Ariana were not brother and sisters, nor were they even related. The end became a joyful reunion and a wedding to follow.

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Summary: A Gown of Spanish Lace
Review: At fisrt I didn't like A Gown of Spanish Lace because it kept switching back and fourth to different settings and it made me confused. As I kept reading it got more and more interesting. One night when I was reading,it made so interested that I couldn't stop reading. I would recommend this book to one of my friends that likes to read alot becauseit challenged me as I was reading. (also because a friend recommended it to me.)

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Summary: This book is divine
Review: At the benginning of the book I found myself already liking Ariana.Then out of the blue she was kidnapped. .While capitive she had to stay in very poor living quaters,with only her Bible to comforrt her.The bosse's son starts taking care of her if you could call it that.Then the daring escape to Araiana's reltives.But what will become of her?Will she ever wear the gown of spanish lace? I found this book Exciting.I have read it over and over again and I love it more every time.I would recommened it to anyone and everyone