My review of Sanctuary by Molly Noble Bull...
Posted by:
Michelle Sutton on
September 15, 2007 at
1:42PM EST
Book description:
Fleeing
persecution in 18th-century France, Jewish Rachel Levin and Huguenot
Pierre Dupre take refuge in a church. They're safe, until the man who
killed Rachel's family arrives. Captain Vallae wants her as his
mistress---or dead! Rachel and Pierre's "marriage" and subsequent
escape leave Vallae furious! Can they reach Scotland before the captain
takes revenge?
My review:
Sanctuary
is a riveting historical with a twist of suspense and a tender romance
born of tragedy. I love stories where someone is out to get two young
people who long for love but dare not experience it due to tragic
circumstances. I had no idea when I started this book that it would
give me everything I love. The cover is a bit "dark" so it didn't pull
me toward the story. The publication date did and my need to review it
in advance. This is a great example of not being able to tell a book by
it's cover. The picture is calm. The story is anything but calm. It's
action, adventure, intrigue, peril, love, loss, and intense faith. See
what I mean?
This story had me turning the pages as I
experienced their fear as they fled from the French Captain bent on
destroying them. Their slowly developing feelings brought about by
hardship and the need to learn to trust each other swept me away. The
story was beautiful. The almost-kisses made me a bit frantic, but I
love that. This is a satisfying read about the persecution experienced
by the Huguenots and the Jewish people in the mid 1700s. It will hold
your attention, I promise.
Sanctuary was published by Tsaba House and released today! So hurry and get a copy while you can!
