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Never Far From Home (2010)

by Mary Ellis(Favorite Author)

4.25 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0736927336 (ISBN13: 9780736927338)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Harvest House Publishers

series

Miller Family

review 1: Though the storyline was pretty good I kept getting sidetracked by the inconsistencies with time and ages and personalities. One of the biggest personality changes from book one to book two was Seth. He and Simon seemed to switch stances between books on the corn issue. Simon was also a softer man. I would have liked to have access to his viewpoint more with the changes going on with his daughter like we saw with Hannah's story.I also would have liked to see a deeper relationship between Emma and James. What was the foundation of their love? Everything seemed on the surface and nothing was in-depth. They didn't speak much on their particular beliefs. At the end Hannah's baby was never mentioned. I expected after all this time we would get to see this thru with her.With the... more first book, I didn't like the only mention of Heaven was by works and there was no eternal security. The author mentions the difference between beliefs of works vs faith a few times in this story but I still wish she would have pressed more on eternal security falling solely on faith, not works.Overall, this was a good book and I would recommend it.
review 2: This book was an excellent read! Mary Ellis is an incredible author; her books have never failed to move me emotionally.The story is about a young girl, Emma, who is yearning for someone to love. She unexpectedly finds that she has fallen in love with the one person she should not have anything to do with in accordance to her upbringing ... "an Englisher". Her father is the Deacon and he is very strict and harsh in the way he rules over the family. Emma knows her father will never accept James courting his daughter, but she can't help who she has fallen in love with. She will eventually turn her back on this love to please her father. She will begin to date within her community with a young man named Joseph, and try to put her feelings aside for James for the sake of her family. Tragedy strikes. The way this story unfolds towards the ending will surprise you. With God, all things are possible... Revisit Hannah and Seth (A Widow's Hope), and get to know Emma's family - her parents Simon and Julia, her younger sister Leah and her younger brother Matthew. Emma's Aunt Hannah has been longing for a baby to call her own, her Uncle Seth has put their life savings into the "Corn Alliance" that could make or break them. Her father Simon is the Deacon and must rule his family in a strict manner due to his standing in the Church, and her mother Julia is stricken with never ending pain due to a disease. Her sister Leah has taken on a lot of the responsibilities of the home since their mother is unable to do most things herself, and her brother Matthew is busy training horses. A journey is waiting for each of them in this inspiring novel that is sure to please. less

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