Review by HoneysuckleRose7 -- A Portrait of Mommy
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[Following is a volunteer review of "A Portrait of Mommy" by JL Coston.]
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As a skilled painter would do with a portrait on canvas, the author has given us a view of the family background of her subject with just enough detail to highlight her character and let the reader understand what it was like for Ellawese in her formative years. Just like in a painting, the background becomes clear before the portrait of the subject takes shape. The reader is allowed to see Ellawese’s growth from child to adolescent, to young lady, to a mature woman as she interacts with the situations and people with whom she comes in contact.
Not only does this story chronicle Ellawese’s physical, mental and emotional growth, but it also is an account of the growth of her faith in God as she learns to trust Him with all of the aspects of her life. Although this is not a religious book, it is a book about a woman’s faith. Since this is a portrait of the author’s mother and faith is an integral part of who she is, the working of God in her life and throughout her life needed to be shared, as well. Reading this as a Christian, it is easy to see how God has used various events in Ellawese’s life to bring her to the place where she could be used more and more for the edification of others. That is one of the things in her life that has brought her much joy.
This story is told with a glorious simplicity. It allows the beauty of Ellawese’s quiet nature and loving acceptance of family members and loved ones in spite of their faults to shine through. It would have been very easy to omit certain painful events from the retelling of her mother’s life story, but the author chose not to, in order to present the reality of life with all of its hardships and kinships, fears and tears, happiest and saddest moments.
As a reader, my only wish would be that more detailed scenes of the good times Ellawese encountered along the way had been present, but only because I would have loved to read about them. If you truly do not want to read about a person’s belief and faith in God, then this isn’t a book for you. This is a very good book, and I rate it as 4 out of 4 stars, an excellent, well-written and compelling story. I didn’t want to put it down until I’d devoured every word.
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A Portrait of Mommy
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As a skilled painter would do with a portrait on canvas, the author has given us a view of the family background of her subject with just enough detail to highlight her character and let the reader understand what it was like for Ellawese in her formative years. Just like in a painting, the background becomes clear before the portrait of the subject takes shape. The reader is allowed to see Ellawese’s growth from child to adolescent, to young lady, to a mature woman as she interacts with the situations and people with whom she comes in contact.
Not only does this story chronicle Ellawese’s physical, mental and emotional growth, but it also is an account of the growth of her faith in God as she learns to trust Him with all of the aspects of her life. Although this is not a religious book, it is a book about a woman’s faith. Since this is a portrait of the author’s mother and faith is an integral part of who she is, the working of God in her life and throughout her life needed to be shared, as well. Reading this as a Christian, it is easy to see how God has used various events in Ellawese’s life to bring her to the place where she could be used more and more for the edification of others. That is one of the things in her life that has brought her much joy.
This story is told with a glorious simplicity. It allows the beauty of Ellawese’s quiet nature and loving acceptance of family members and loved ones in spite of their faults to shine through. It would have been very easy to omit certain painful events from the retelling of her mother’s life story, but the author chose not to, in order to present the reality of life with all of its hardships and kinships, fears and tears, happiest and saddest moments.
As a reader, my only wish would be that more detailed scenes of the good times Ellawese encountered along the way had been present, but only because I would have loved to read about them. If you truly do not want to read about a person’s belief and faith in God, then this isn’t a book for you. This is a very good book, and I rate it as 4 out of 4 stars, an excellent, well-written and compelling story. I didn’t want to put it down until I’d devoured every word.
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A Portrait of Mommy
View: on Bookshelves |
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