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Journey to the Well by Diana Wallis Taylor is a breathtaking novel full of twists and turns. As the title and cover imply, the story is of the Samaritan woman who was forgiven of her sins at a well by Jesus. However, this exact scene is not fully accounted until the last thirty pages of the book. Having to read a good 300 pages before this, readers are a bit hesitant. However, after reading the first chapter, readers are hooked. By the time those last thirty pages approach, the significance of the first 300 is remarkably clear. First, while it is great that the Samaritan woman was forgiven, readers must understand why she needed that forgiveness. So starts the chunk of page-turning suspense that Taylor weaves. The woman Marah has lived a hard life. Men ran through her life like sheep along a pasture. All throughout town, Marah is tormented as having the “evil eye,” for the men she is with tend to die or disappear. While it may seem odd that Marah kept remarrying, readers learn that--at that time--women depended solely on men for income and were looked down upon as spinsters if they did not have husbands. When Marah is forgiven by Jesus, it is not just for her relations with a man outside of marriage, but for her long and unfortunate life that was full of sad choices and hard times. Publisher: Revell |
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