In a way, this read as three novellas within one short book. I could see an abbreviated version of this story fitting well into a compilation book. From beginning to end, the plot lined up conveniently and some of the events that occurred-especially in the first few chapters-require a suspension of reality and manipulation of historical fact.
Jul 16, Ruth rated it it was ok. While an easy amusing read, the premise was very unrealistic and there was an error involving Catholicism. The main male characters are three soldiers returning home after the Civil War. Two had fought for the Confederacy; one for the Union even though he was a Southerner, the son of a plantation owner--because he was afraid of what would economically happen to the slaves if they were freed. One of them had been a Lieutenant in the Confederate Army--and he was Black. The third was a Cherokee. The females are two sisters whose uncle owned the family plantation and worked them like slaves, and a Black woman who worked with them, who had a baby while on the road.
The girls happened to have Indian blood. One of the places they happen upon was St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Abby. While Mother Seton died in , she wasn't canonized until I think you can see where it is going, and to some extent you'd be right, but the actual end adds yet another unrealistic touch. I've read Lori Copeland's work before and frankly, I'm disappointed in this one. Oct 04, Michelle rated it it was ok Shelves: A nice message in this book which meant it hit the mark for Inspriational Fiction. That is a good thing because otherwise I would have thought it should have been labelled Alternative History or Fantasy.
The setting and the interaction between the characters did not seem to have any basis in the reality of the time period or the region. The plot was a little too convenient. Apr 16, Fredell Boston rated it really liked it. I really enjoyed this somewhat unique look at the age-old theme: At a plantation in North Carolina, three young women are determined to leave everything behind for an unknown future. Beth Jornigan who hates and distrusts all men , her sister, Joanie, who suffers from asthma, and their friend Trella, a pregnant young slave girl, enco I really enjoyed this somewhat unique look at the age-old theme: Beth Jornigan who hates and distrusts all men , her sister, Joanie, who suffers from asthma, and their friend Trella, a pregnant young slave girl, encounter trouble from the very start.
Their journey almost ends before it has a chance to begin. There is fire in cotton fields that threatens their lives. Three soldiers on their way home rescue them just in time. Trella gives birth at the side of the road and their troubles continue to mount. They eventually find refuge in a small nunnery. The men are a young white plantation owner's son who fought for the North; an Indian scout who fought with him; and a young black preacher on his way home to take over his father's congregation.
All six are pursued by the hateful and oppressive uncle and cousin of the Jornigan sisters. And yet both the men and women discover that God sometimes has other plans than the ones we hold dear, and embracing those plans just may be an adventure and a chance for all of their dreams to come true. This is a great book. It is chalk full of forgiveness, adventure, and finding God's will. Beth and Joanie have lived a long time under the grip of their evil uncle and his men. But when they run in with several soldiers returning from war, they find out that not all men are bad, and that God has control over all details of their life.
Even the most crazy parts. Jul 11, Courtney rated it really liked it Shelves: There are three soldiers heading home after the war, including a black man and a Cherokee and when they decide to take an alternate route to home they run in to three young ladies running for their lives. The soldiers end up rescuing the girls and thus begin their journey to home and freedom. Two of the girls are sisters who worked for their Uncle on a family plantation. Their parents had recently passed on and they knew that staying with Uncle Walt and his son Bear was going to be awful because they were awful men.
The third lady was a black slave who had became pregnant and was trying to escape the awful Walt and Bear too. The girls seem to keep causing trouble as they try to escape and the soldiers end up having to save them numerous times!! To me it seemed like their still would have been racial diversity among everyone right after the Civil War and there would have been more struggles for everyone than there was. In fact, there seemed to be no racial barriers at all.
On to what I enjoyed; I thought the characters were all pretty sweet and enjoyable. I really loved how Beth cared so much for her sister and was always willing to die for her safety and health. The Cherokee and his love for Joanie was so sweet and to be honest I wanted to read more about them then about Beth and Pierce. Like I said before, I did really enjoy the story and I was flipping through the pages quickly so I do think other Christian fiction fans will enjoy this story. Disclosure of Material Connection: I was not required to write a positive review.
The opinions I have expressed are my own. Jul 13, Tamara Tilley rated it really liked it Shelves: Full of rich characters, obstacles to overcome, and a spark of romance, this latest release from Copeland is sure to please anyone interested in love and the great outdoors. Beth Jornigan is literally running for her life. Without much of a plan, the trio of women find themselves at the mercy of three soldiers, war weary and on their way home.
Beth has lived her entire life in fear of men, and though these men quickly come to their defense against her uncle and cousin, she still does not trust them and looks for the first opportunity to escape their care. Pierce, Gray Eagle, and Preach can think of nothing but getting home. Though Pierce fought for the North, and Grey Eagle and Preach fought for the South, their friendship transcends territorial lines. When they come upon three women running from a tyrannical plantation owner, they promise to get them safely to the next town.
This turns out to be harder than expected. What transpires is a unique story of three women with distinctive wounds and the men that want nothing more than to see them safe and loved. As their time together grows, Beth begins to have feelings for Pierce. But, with Joanie so ill, she can only think of getting her sister the medical care she needs.
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Joanie is her priority. Joanie knows that her illness most likely will claim her life, but with the healing touch Gray Eagle offers her, she begins to have hope for not only her health but her heart. Trella will do anything for her infant daughter, and though she has feelings for Preach, she convinces herself he deserve a woman that is clean and untainted.
These women are strong and willful and refuse to listen to their hearts. A quick and enjoyable read.
Exactly what I expect from Lori Copeland. Book provided for review purposes. Aug 31, Michelle rated it really liked it. I believe I have found a new favorite author! I truly enjoyed this book from the start to finish. I hope the rest of the series is not just about other stories in that location or time or something like that because although many things were resolved enough not to have more books about these characters, I would LOVE to know more about them and see how things develop down the road with them also!
There were plenty of ups and downs in the lives of the characters and surprises along the way — although I do have to admit that the romantic relationships were a bit predictable early on in the book. That is not completely a bad thing, especially because I did enjoy seeing the relationships develop more too, but there were some things that I thought lacked an element of mystery to them.
I think that may have been because there were other intriguing things going on and I felt that there should be a little more of that within the paring up of characters too. Copeland brought into the story from the Civil War era also. Things mentioned about slavery and plantations and American Indians and the war itself really made me think more and remember lessons learned from that time period. Copeland successfully made me feel like I was there with the characters and that I was part of that time period in history, which is awesome for a History major double major with Spanish like myself!
Aug 10, Anne rated it really liked it. As a southerner and a North Carolinian I can appreciate the flavor of the book. After all, it is set in NC after the Civil War just ended. Folks were disillusioned and despairing of ever having a better life, or of recovering from the devastation that the war caused. After an unexpected mishap during their escape plan, the girls are rescued by three soldiers on their way home from the war: Needless to say, turmoil ensues for the soldiers because they don't want to be responsible for the women.
They just want to get to their respectives homes and have some good old down home cooking and sweet tea. They end up staying with an Indian tribe near an Abbey full of nuns and what transpires throughout the rest of the book is humorous as well as a journey to faith for Beth, healing for Joanie, and freedom for Trella. Personally, I thought Beth was rather irritating in her adament hatred of men. Pierce eventually wins her trust and proves to be a pretty good hero. My favorite characters were Joanie and Gray Eagle. Theirs is a sweet and tender love that blossoms.
Samuel takes to Trella pretty quick and eventually convinces her she is worthy of love in spite of the abuses she suffered at the hands of her Task Master. Add in the awesome nuns at the Abbey and you have an interesting mix of characters that probably wouldn't have really teamed up together but it was an easy read and enjoyable for the most part. I was provided a free copy of this book by Harvest House Publishers in exchange for my honest opinion. No other compensation was received.
Jul 16, Katie rated it liked it. What do you get when you throw three desperate women on the run from an evil man right into the path of three men eager to return home after the war? And a boatload of it! In The One Who Waits for Me, Lori Copeland weaves together the lives of six very unlikely people who, by the end, have been knit together into three healing, and loving, couples.
I thought it was rather convenient that each man feel in love with a different girl, and that they in turn returned those feelings as ardent What do you get when you throw three desperate women on the run from an evil man right into the path of three men eager to return home after the war? I thought it was rather convenient that each man feel in love with a different girl, and that they in turn returned those feelings as ardently, but it was a sweet story that historical fiction fans will love. One might think it would be confusing having six characters who take a main role in this book but Lori writes it all well and everything flowed.
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The story plot was interesting and refreshingly new. But that might just be me. The story went along at good pace and I found it very easy to read. One of my favorite angles to the story was the message of prayer that Lori brings to her readers. Beth is so confused as she sees all the different ways people pray to the Lord — her sister, the nuns, the Indians, etc. Watching her grow and listening to her sister, Joanie, and Pierce explain and teach her was very encouraging. I loved this lesson.
All in all, The One Who Waits for Me was an enjoyable, one-time read and I would recommend for any teen girl who is into historical fiction. Aug 12, Jolene rated it liked it. Beth Jornigan is strong, determined and resourceful, but the men in her family have created a strong dislike and distrust for all men in her heart and mind. As Beth, her sister, Joanie, and their friend, Trella, attempt to escape abusive Uncle Walt, an unexpected wildfire forces them to rely on three Civil War soldiers. However, with little money and relentless family members, Beth, Joanie and Trella agree to Beth Jornigan is strong, determined and resourceful, but the men in her family have created a strong dislike and distrust for all men in her heart and mind.
However, with little money and relentless family members, Beth, Joanie and Trella agree to accept the men's temporary assistance. As the days pass on, each woman finds herself attracted to a man. Will the relationships blossom or whither away when the men return home? Are the women just attracted to the men because they rescued them or is it possibly true love?
It is sweet and has some wonderfully humorous moments, but it is also quite predictable. Something about the characters of Beth and Pierce never really rang true for me. Somehow those traits just don't go together in my mind. Abuse has a way of making a person grow up fast. Conversely, other characters, Sister Mary Margret for example, were authentic and delightful. I applaud Copeland for her realistic depictions of the American Indians. Too often in Christian fiction, they are depicted as ruthless warriors.
Copeland treated the subject of their displacement with sensitivity and respect. I think an American Indian could read this book and not be offended at Copeland's depictions. This book was really cute It was just a little too The story line was fairly serious, but Lori Copeland's writing style is a little too That was my biggest hangup about this book. Two of the characters, Joanie and Beth Jornigan, have basically lived under the tyrannical thumb of their evil uncle their whole lives, picking cotton alongside his VERY poorly treated slaves, one of whom is Trella also a main character in this story.
Joanie has severe asthma and will probably die soon without treatment, but Uncle Walt wouldn't let her do anything about it. So we're dealing with emotional, physical, and sexual abuse all stemming from this evil character whether he was directly involved or not and his evil son, Bear DUMB name! But then the story just ends up being super cutesy. It just didn't mesh well together—the story and the writing.
But the story is about how these three women escape from the evil uncle and cousin, and end up running into 3 men who are on their way home from fighting in the Civil War. It was all just a bit too convenient, in my opinion. I mean, I'm not saying God couldn't make something like this happen, because he totally could, but srsly.
They all fall in love and live happily ever after we assume I really quite liked all the characters, especially the local nun, Sister Mary Margaret. She was funny and quite fab. But overall, it was really really not realistic! Or doctrinally correct, but I wasn't expecting that. It drives me crazy how no one ever gets baptized in these books!
Dec 11, Laura rated it liked it. One is Indian, but the best learned of the trio. Pierce was a Yankee soldier, and the other two fought for the confederate side. They are anxious to get back to their respective homes, dreaming of hot food and soft beds. Beth and her sister Jo Title: Beth and her sister Joanie had just lost their parents to a serious illness and are desperate to escape the clutches of a wicked uncle and cousin. So Beth sets fire to their home but she and Joanie are overcome with smoke before they could escape. Preach, Pierce and Gray Eagle ride in to the rescue, but things rapidly go from bad to worse.
Before they can make their escape, Joanie dies and a third woman, Trella, gives birth in the middle of the road. This prologue is necessary and must be read to be able to understand why these three men are traveling together and where they are going. The first chapter starts with a death a prerequisite for a historical and Beth setting fire to her house. But in trying to escape everything that possibly can go wrong does.
Some of the events that happen really feel contrived and forced, but the reader has to keep reading to see what happens and how the situations are resolved. The three men are truly heroes, between the three of them to know how to fix almost anything. I received this book in return for review from the publicist. Aug 15, Kathryn rated it really liked it. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.
Making a blanket judgement can be seen as looking at the world with one eye closed, when really you need both eyes to absorb the true beauty around you. In this novel, hardship has colored three womans minds on the opposite gender. From their experience in being whipped like slaves and having no real comparison to show them difference, Beth Jornigan believes all men to be untrustworthy and has decided that marriage and children aren't in her future. Taking the future into her own hands after the Making a blanket judgement can be seen as looking at the world with one eye closed, when really you need both eyes to absorb the true beauty around you.
Taking the future into her own hands after the death of both her parents, she starts a fire for distraction to run from the oppression that her uncle and cousin have over her for working the cotton fields and ruling her and her sickly sister, Jonie's life. This fire burns out of control and 3 soldiers on their way home from the civil war rescue them from death.
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The sisters bring along along a friend, who is a black, cotton picker in labor adding one more female to the soldiers growing obstacles in their journey to return home. Gray Eagle, a confederate scout, part white and part Cherokee Indian grows an attraction for Jonie and helps her find relief for her ailing asthma attacks.
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Write a product review. Most helpful customer reviews on Amazon. This was an easy read and I enjoyed the characters. Like several other reviewers have said, they were a bit young and the romance was no surprise, but since I wasn't expecting great literature, I was okay with that. I was, however, expecting a plot that made sense and that was missing at times. Copeland never addressed why Preach, a black man, had fought for the Confederacy.
I know he wasn't a slave, but I kept waiting for a sentence or two to explain his reason for going to war. I also struggled with the idea that his dad had been a black preacher to a white congregation during the this time period. It just didn't fit with my understanding of history. A large part of the plot involved Uncle Walt's attempts to get the deed from Beth and Joanie. I couldn't figure out why he even needed it.
As the oldest son, he had already inherited the plantation and ran it. He kept boasting that he would be rich once he got that deed. That part of the story just didn't make sense but it determined most of the action. As a Civil War fan and avid consumer and reviewer of Christian fiction, I could not wait to get my hands on Lori Copeland's new release. I'm not sure what I expected, but this one surpassed anything I may have wanted to read. Copeland wrote a fun read. Yes, I've never tagged a book as fun, but this one really was.
The characters were human! I could relate to Beth's hostility, Joanie's unwavering trust in God, and slave hand, Trella's, seemingly hopeless situation. Following the death of their parents, sisters Beth and Joanie flee in the middle of the night to escape the heavy hand and cruel ways of the their controlling uncle and cousin. On the run and in search of emotional freedom, they rescue Trella, a former slave to the sisters uncle, from along the roadside.
With Walt and Bear on their trail, they run into three Civil War soldiers. Pierce, Preach and Gray Eagle just want to get home to rocking chairs on the front porch, home cooked meals, and oh yeah. When their plans get delayed and derailed after rescuing the girls from a fire, they are preoccupied with the dilemma of how much to engage themselves in the personal problems of the young ladies.
With the help of three men who give new meaning to the old occupation of chivalry, and the gentle guidance of several nuns from a convent, the sisters and former slave find hope in mankind and MAN kind and an unseen God. Although a light reading novel, The One Who Waits For Me is packed with spiritual applications relevant to any reader.