Where the Heart Leads
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It was good, but not great like its prequel. I was disappointed in a sense at the end. I wanted it go another way. I also felt that it went to far into the future with Thomas, and that we should have grown up with him. I felt like we were thrown in the middle of his life with no background of what had traspired in the last few years since we left in the prequel. Overal a good read, but not great.
September 9, 2009
In Where the Heart Leads, the lives of simple Kansas Mennonites and big city Bostonians are brought together due to a young man trying to find his place in the world. ThomasOllenburger is a recent college graduate who returns to his home to figure out what do with his life. He is unsure if he wants to stay and help out his family on the farm or go back to Boston and pursue the career hes always dreamed about. To make matters more complicated, both settings feature young women who are vying for a place in Thomass heart.This book takes a subject not normally used in historical fiction. It is unique and interesting read as it shows a different side of the Mennonites, who have normally been portrayed as a modern version of the Amish. Here, the reader is taken back to the turn of the century and is shown how these people lived and survived in the Midwest. The characters in this novel are all very simple and down to earth. It is a rare occasion when the reader ends up feeling sympathy for both of the women who want Thomas to stay in their lives.Politics and other hot topic issues of the time period are brought to life as Thomas delves into the newspaper business. The historical tidbits sprinkled throughout bring the story to life. The reader can feel the excitement of the upcoming election as the young people in the book are anxious to have their feelings and thoughts heard.While this book is a sequel to Waiting for Summers Return, I felt that it can be read as a standalone novel. Enough information is given so that a new reader will not feel lost while reading. If however, you have read the previous novel, it is a treat to be reunited with the characters and see how everyone has fared in the past years.
August 21, 2009
Where the Heart LeadsKim Vogel Sawyer2008Bethany House PublishersFiction/Christian Fiction/ Historical Fiction5 starsReviewed by Cindy LovenThomas Ollenburger, a young Mennonite from Kansas has graduated from college in Boston, where he has stayed for 6 years with a family friend. He is on his way to find God's will for his life. His father and stepmother hope, that will be back home in Kansas, and Thomas has a drawing to Boston. Perhaps the drawing has something to do with a lovely young lady named Daphne, the sister of a college friend.Thomas spends several months in Kansas, and renews a friendship with a young Mennonite girl, Belinda, that he went to school with, and now he has mixed feelings about returning to Boston. However a letter from Daphne assuring him there is a job for him at her father's newspaper influences Thomas to return to Boston.Watch the story unfold as Thomas returns to Boston, works hard and is promoted at the newspaper, and finds the truth. Truth about his work with the Presidential candidate, truth about his walk with God, truth about his job, truth about Daphne. Thomas grows up before your eyes, into a young man who knows God's will for his life.A faith building book, as side stories about Belinda, and her family and their struggles, Daphne and her struggles to find faith, and Thomas' own struggles to find truth, will keep your attention. Another wonderful story from Kim Vogel Sawyer. 347 pages
May 4, 2009
I loved this book. I was so glad that the author created this sequel to Waiting for Summer's Return. She really kept me guessing through the book as to how it was going to end. What a surprise, but the perfect one at that!I am hopeful and anxious to see if she will write a continuation of the story in another sequel.
March 8, 2009
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