Through the Deep Water by Kim Vogel Sawyer is a historical
novel. I have read many Christian novels by this author and admire her
dedication to research the history of an area for the setting of her stories.
Shame and rejection mar the childhoods of the two main characters. Dinah born
in a brothel and robbed of her youthful innocence to earn money to care for her
dying mother, she moves to Kansas to escape her past. Shackled by her secrets,
she holds everyone at a distance except for Amos, a young chicken farmer.
Though crippled by an accident when he was eleven, Amos has ambition and a
dream to build up a business. His tenderness and humble character puts Dinah at
ease and their friendship develops until the past collides with their future
plans. Broken and hopeless Dinah learns from her roommate Ruthie to trust in God her true Father. "My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness." Our plans are futile is not initiated by God's mighty hand. The story brings in the familiar bible story when the adulterous woman is brought to Jesus. We need to drop the rock!
This advanced reading copy was given to me to review by Waterbrook
Press.
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