Review by MegK -- The Legacy of Job's Wife

[MegK]

[Following is a volunteer review of "The Legacy of Job's Wife" by Cynthia Koelker.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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• Upon reading The Legacy Of Job’s Wife by Cynthia Koelker, a fictional account of Job’s wife and her enriching life story in tragedy, romance, and everyday survival; I have found a beloved heartbreaking journey that will stay with me for ages to come. Ix’ises, Job’s wife, carries a childlike innocence and beauty by the grace of God. The life struggles God has laid out for her continue to shape and mold her inner and outer being into the truest of overcomers. In the midst of facing one battle after the next, hope begins to fade into hopelessness for her. Still, although the depression from life’s deepest well of sorrow takes its toll on her being, she finds her own self face to face with the inevitable twist of unseemly fate. She cannot give up for the sake of her companion Job. Although, she felt like saying “curse God and die”. Life altering events have a way of opening one’s heart again. A newfound joy and reason to live are all she needs to set her heart breathing again. Hope is with her now along with her trust in God.
  
  I love how Koelker weaved a very beautiful eventful story from the very beginning to the long awaited ending. Still, I wanted more. More, I tell you. I was in tears throughout this story and it was not a surprise to me to be left in tears come ending. This story has been a blessing for me to have read about the intimate thoughts of Ix’ises and her path taken from birth and into her late years. She’s a strong talented young woman who is capable. Indeed, I enjoyed watching her grow through the eyes of a reader. It was absolutely wonderful having an understanding of the secondary, tertiary characters, and so forth. Each character held great importance to the flow and telling of story. There was never a moment the stream did not flow for me. Although this story lacks some greater detail, I found the story moved along just right without it. There is much dialogue throughout the reading and it was a relatively easy read.
  
  The author’s effort by far has exceeded my expectations. Before I read this work, I was hesitant to take the leap into reading this novel. I’ll tell you why. The fictional account did not appeal as much to me but the topic appealed very much to my liking. Fictional as it may be, this story opened my mind to think more on the possibilities of the wonderful character being Job’s wife. It set my sights in living in times that were ancient. I could see the flowers being picked, the music in the air, the laughter from the characters. I became a part of the story it seemed. I’m sure that is why so many tears have streaked my face upon reading such a profound story as this one by Koelker.
  
  It is natural for me to tell you that I have enjoyed most the author’s writing so fluidly. I was deeply impressed with how greater details weren’t so necessary for the blossoming of this beautifully cultivated story. In my years of being a reader, I have never come across this kind of design before me. From the first pages to the last, I will keep close how the author has awakened in me a new beginning with precious thoughts about the possibilities of Ix’ises and all who moved her along on this journey we call life. Honestly, there wasn’t anything I found distasteful about Koelker’s work.
  
  Finally, I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. I give the book called The Legacy of Job’s Wife this rating for the highest quality of work I have admired in years. Author Koelker knows just how to reveal a character’s most intimate struggle. The reading was most enjoyable moving forward at a good pace and exceptionally well edited. I believe this story would most appeal to anyone having a relationship with God and undergoing struggle of any kind. This is certainly to inspire the overcomer. My hope for you reading this, is that you take with you the possibility of experiencing a life from a much different time than ours currently. Ix’ises and Job’s time is laid out in a brilliant design. From page to page, there comes no end to how one author can link faith and overcoming to bringing your own heart into such a novel as this.

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