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Based on historical characters and events, A Gathering of Finches tells the story of a turn-of-the-century Oregon coastal couple and the consequences of their choices, as seen through the eyes of the wife, her sister, and her Indian maid. Along the way, the reader will discover reasons to trust that money and possessions can't buy happiness or forgiveness, nor permit us to escape the consequences of our choices. The story emphasizes the message that real meaning is found in the relationships we nurture and in living our lives in obedience to God.
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Joe Fulton
reviewed A Gathering of Finches on April 26, 2011
A Gathering of Finches
'How much of mess can Cassie possibly make of her life?' I found myself wondering, 'and how will I have the courage to read through it?'
...because she makes the totally wrong decisions, over and over again, in the face of what her best friends are telling her to do, in the face of her conscience, and then I as the reader had to suffer with her. Sometimes I felt angry with her. Sometimes I tried to work out an easy solution in my mind. How could you help a woman who throws her marriage and only child away for the sake of an affair with someone who has secrets of his own? And what I found was this annoying fact - Cassie's stubborn will was always in the way. She was willing these decisions and the enormous pain they caused, not only to herself but to the many others in her life. And all I got to do as a reader was stand by and watch.
I wondered what Jane Kirkpatrick found that might be interesting or novel-worthy in this real-life woman, who seemed to live a charmed life which was actually ridden with guilt and unhappiness. And what could this woman possibly have to do with me?
In the end, I saw that enduring the pain and misery of Cassie's life (vicariously through the book) was necessary in order to value the treasure of her heart at the end of the journey, finally softened and humbled. And isn't that true of life? Sometimes we carry something so heavy with us for so long, some past hurt or guilt or pain, that it comes to seem impossible to live without it. And then finally, when we are able to let it go, there is a miracle of grace waiting that becomes even sweeter because we have not tasted it before.
I loved this book because it helped me to see that even (very) faulty lives can be beautiful and can show the face of God.
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