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Lädt ... Strange Saint (2005)von Andrew Beahrs
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Orphaned as an infant by the congregation that killed her parents in a fire, Melode, now sixteen, was adopted by the Saints, who made her into a servant in seventeenth-century England, but when the Separatist Congregationalists leave Europe for the New World, Mel's life will change forever. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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I chose this novel for the Reading Through Time Group’s April read, the theme being religion. Honestly, there’s very little established religion here but there is much about faith, discovery and identity. Beahrs always puts such detail in his work, it’s easy to drown yourself in Melode’s surroundings. The austerity of those early settlements, the desperation and suspicion of the frontier, comes through clear.
I thought I would find it easy to identify with Mel, being the outsider in the group (a very common device among novelists) but once she was on the ship, I lost touch with her. By the middle of the book I wasn’t sure who she was any more and later I was just looking forward to the end. The character transforms from needy girl into independent woman and I should have applauded her but I just wanted to be done with her tale.
Beahrs does not use quotation marks and in a few places I struggled to determine if something was said aloud or who said what. Generally, it wasn’t much of a problem but I thought I’d mention it as it does bother some readers. ( )