Many Sparrows by Lori Benton
Waterbrook, 2017
The pages of Many Sparrows are filled with a beautiful story of struggle, heartache, and love. It is one of my favorite books of the year.
Clare Inglesby finds herself suddenly widowed in the wilderness, her son is missing, and she must begin to piece her life together by trusting a stranger to lead her and her newborn daughter back to her son.
And that is only the beginning.
There are so many layers of conflict in this story. Each time I thought some sort of resolution was around the corner, the conflict would instead become more complicated. I love that this story wasn’t rushed, but rather it became more and more interesting as the conflict and characters continued to develop.
The whole cast of characters are endlessly intriguing. Clare and her strength, her stubbornness, and her dedication to her children was mesmerizing. I can’t imagine the agony of having your child within reach and not being able to take him back.
Jeremiah’s steady leadership and wisdom, coupled with his quiet strength and kindness towards Clare made him a character I loved reading about. His journey is equally difficult as he watches Clare suffer, while grappling with his own painful past.
And I was especially interested in Wolf Alone. As I finished reading Many Sparrows, I thought to myself how much I would love to read his story in a future book from Lori. And then I read in the Author’s Note that his story has already been told in The Pursuit of Tamsen Littlejohn, my other favorite Lori Benton novel. I think a reread is in my future!
This is a story of waiting and hoping in the Lord. Of learning to lean on Him. Of laying down your own desires to listen to God’s leading voice.
This book was so much about love and sacrifice, loss and forgiveness.
It was completely beautiful from start to finish.
*I am on Lori Benton’s launch team and received this book in exchange for my honest review. All thought expressed here are my own.*
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