So my love for Francine Rivers started.. well heck I dunno I guess when I was 14? I was on the fence about Christianity and my mom gave me her book Redeeming Love. Which is still my favorite book and semi has to do with why im with my current partner!
This weeks homework from @missy and @rambo is to talk about our favorite author. I wouldnt actual say shes a favorite but I own more of her books than anyone elses.. pushing behind her is Sarah Waters (love me some 1800th hundreds lesbains romance) But Francine has been around longer.
Francine Rivers started out writing romantic novels, very passionate and even sexual stories in till she became a christian. But her stories still kept the passion and even some of the sex, slowly it was edited out by her publishers but the older versions of her books still have them in it. Like Redeeming love, ive read both copies and still find the new one really passionate. Its based of a Bible story about Hosea who married a prostitute, yet has unconditional love for her, in a way I just don't feel exists in this world, not that I ever told anyone that!.
Looking past all the christian, finding god elements of this book I just love the way she writes, this story is my favorite and I love every moment of reading it.
I also love her other books, The Sin Eater, Atonement Child and The Scarlet Thread was okay too.Atonement Child lays close with my heart this year especially..
Im also really picky with covers of books! they have to be of the one I read in the beginning. So my copy of Redeeming love, ive never actually read.. My moms copy of Redeeming Love I have read over 10 times. I love her copy and the girl on the front is exactly how I picture the main character Angel.
YES!
NOOOOO
What I love about her writing is I can still enjoy it even though Im not a christian now and how I picture everything the same each time I read her stories. As well as still knowing a lot about the bible I understand things in the story better than someone who wouldnt of grown up with the bible and religion.
Also when I first really got to know my fiancee which was while I was travelling over seas over emails, we were talking about books and I said I was reading my favorite book and I told her the title and she said she has read it and that she loved it, she especially loved the way Micheal Hoseas loved Angel never ending and hoped to be able to love someone like the way he loved her. I literally buckled at the knees and was like.. I must make her mine!! haha to find a lesbian girl who had no connection to christianity what so ever to love my favorite book.. it was a big sign for me at the time!
So I feel like Francine Rivers helped me find love.. and realize it because at the time I couldnt.. I hope to never stop loving her books no matter how much i don't agree with some of the story. They are just beautiful stories either way. But like my title says sometimes I wish she wasnt, its hard explaining to people sometimes and my parents ssee it as a sign that one day illbe straight and a christian again..