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  1. MaureenT
    Syracuse NY
    Gender: female
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    Christian Mystery
    September 24, 2011
    MaureenT
    Syracuse NY
    Gender: female
    Quality: 4
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 4
    This review was written for The Baker's Wife.
    What an action packed read. Just when you think you know what is happening, you don't! Pastor Geoff Bofinger has been made to leave his Church. The man who brought charges against him is Jack Mansfield, who convinces the members of the congregation that Geoff is not fit to be the Pastor.

    The tale is really interwoven, and Geoff's wife, seems to take on the pain of others. She is always bringing some of the leftover bread from their new venture Bakery to others.

    So many of the Character's seem to be suffering from some past hurt. You can see God working in their lives, and I see Satan working in others. Will Good over Evil win? You can't put this book down until you know the answers, and it takes some doing! Most have to accept God's power of Forgiveness!

    I received this book from the Publisher Thomas Nelson, and was not required to give a positive review.
  2. Eunice
    Iona Station, ON
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    3 Stars Out Of 5
    Didn't "hook" me in.
    November 6, 2011
    Eunice
    Iona Station, ON
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    Quality: 3
    Value: 4
    Meets Expectations: 2
    This review was written for The Baker's Wife.
    Audrey, the Baker's Wife, races against time as she attempts to determine just what happened when her car struck a motor scooter in an early morning foggy intersection. The scooter is wrecked, blood is everywhere ... and there is no body in sight. The situation is complicated by the conflict between Audrey's husband (the baker) and the detective whose wife owned the scooter. The tension between the two men is not new: accusations by the detective cost the baker his earlier career as a pastor. When the detective cracks, and takes Audrey's husband and son hostage along with some bakery employees and patrons, Audrey must use her ability to empathize with others' pain to solve the mystery and release the hostages, aided only by an anxious ex con with her own agenda, and a sneering teen who despises all that Audrey stands for.

    The Baker's Wife shows a sharp contrast between two men: one who interprets the letter of the Old Testament law very literally, and uses it to judge and try to control the actions of others, and the other who lives a live governed by the love of Christ, and attempts to demonstrate it to everyone who crosses his path. I appreciated that contrast, as well as the skill shown by the writer as she wove the lives of her characters together, but this book did not appeal to me as strongly as I thought it might. The protagonist's ability to feel others' agony in excruciating detail didn't strike me as real, and stopped me from getting caught in the story line. I finished the book, but it didn't inspire me with a desire to go and find others by the same author.
  3. Michelle Sutton
    Arizona
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    3 Stars Out Of 5
    This was okay, but not my cup of fictional tea.
    November 5, 2011
    Michelle Sutton
    Arizona
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    Quality: 3
    Value: 3
    Meets Expectations: 2
    This review was written for The Baker's Wife.
    This was a strange book that I had trouble tracking with, at first. I finished the introductory chapter and then after not "getting" it, reread it again, then one more time as it finally made sense to me (the tie-in,) but that wasn't until I reached about page 100. I found the whole concept and premise a bit odd....that the main character had the ability to feel someone else's pain. And when that mirror-mirror on the wall scene happened it was a bit freaky. I loved the idea of the story about a hostage situation and a woman who was formerly a pastor's wife, but it didn't end up being anything like what I had anticipated. The writing style reminded me of Sibella Giorello's books. So if you love her style of writing and plotting, then you will love this book. I'm just not a fan of this style.

    I did read The Baker's Wife in one sitting. It held my attention and it had some interesting spiritual plot points to it, like contrasting the difference between rigid legalism and grace. It's just not the kind of book that I normally love to read, so it was a bit of a disappointment. I guess for me a book has to be believable and I never bought into the empathy part of the suspense and didn't feel a connection to the characters. But that was probably just me and my personal reading tastes. Again, anyone who enjoys Sibella's writing style will love this book because the feel is very similar. The ending had a decent resolution to it, with no loose strings to tie up.
  4. BevK
    WI
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    3 Stars Out Of 5
    Reviewing THE BAKER'S WIFE
    September 22, 2011
    BevK
    WI
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 4
    Value: 3
    Meets Expectations: 1
    This review was written for The Baker's Wife.
    Baker's Wife by Erin Healy

    I was particularly drawn to choose this book for review because I am a "pastor's wife" and this story promised to reveal some of the struggles within the ministry that most people do not know about. The consequences of sin, pre-judgements, forgiveness, life. The "baker's wife" is a former pastor's wife. By that, I mean, her husband was a pastor and was asked to leave the ministry.

    The story goes on to show the difference between "pastor prayers" and personal prayers spoken with 'love and intimacy' between a husband and wife. As I got further into the story, I was drawn to the scripture found in Proverbs 18:17 that 'sets a matter straight' ... it is necessary in reading as well as in life, that we hear a matter through, that we get all the facts from both sides, before we make a judgement. If not, if you only read a portion, you may be misled and misdirected. Subjects such as abortion, infidelity, murder, depression, insanity, fanaticism are all involved in the story, but not 'the' story.

    Time and time again during the reading, I came to 'wrong conclusions' and was reminded that in life, that could also happen, if judgements are made too quickly. I was making 'bookmarks' to recall specifically things that were said, and comparing them to what was now happening in the story. When good things happen to bad people or bad things happen to good people, do we question God? Are we easily or too quickly ready to call someone a hypocrite?

    The reader will also be amazed at the methods used to bake the special breads and rolls. The author does a fine job of describing a friendly neighborhood bakery that you would be drawn to. She makes the reader aware of the consequences of our sin and our judgements. She makes the statement "sometimes mercy is the best weapon against evil" and I am left with the thought that God does bring everything together in His time when we let Him.

    My biggest concern with this book is that people may think "all" ministers/wives/families and other individuals in the Christian Faith, believe and are like the individuals pictured in this story. While some perhaps are, I felt a seperation should have been made. I was concerned mostly with the description of the "baker's wife" as she attempts to locate the missing person in the story; [the most disturbing was when she took a prescription pill prescribed for the missing person to 'draw her closer' which I believe is a dangerous thing to promote] for that reason, I would hesitate to recommend this book.

    I received this eBook free from BookSneeze for review.
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