From 1976 to 1985, francine rivers had a successful writing career in the general market, and her books were awarded or nominated for. Sold into prostitution in childhood, angel is a bitter woman who trusts no man. Online bookstore for book lovers, students and writers. In this splendid retelling of the biblical story of hosea, bestselling author francine rivers pens a heartbreaking romance between a prostitute and the upright and kind farmer who marries her. The original does contain some coarse language eg son of a bitch, damn, bastard, etc and some descriptive love scenes, not contained in the second version. A man of fortitude, who spoke to a nation unwilling to listen. The first edition of the novel was published in 1991, and was written by francine rivers.
Then she meets michael hosea, a man who seeks his fathers heart in. Even dressed in dusty riding clothes, his hair damp with perspiration, he was like the princes in the stories mama read. The heroine, angel, is a young woman who was sold into prostitution as a child. A retelling of the biblical love story of gomer and hosea, set against the romantic. Angel, sold into prostitution as a child, survives by keeping her hatred for men alive. A time when men sold their souls for a bag of gold and women sold their bodies for a place to sleep. Free download redeeming love by francine rivers ebook free. A powerful retelling of the story of gomer and hosea, redeeming love is a lifechanging story of gods unconditional, redemptive, allconsuming love. Her numerous bestsellers include redeeming love, a voice in the wind, and the masterpiece, and her books have been transl. I will admit, i read redeeming love five or so years ago and dont remember thinking anything bad about it. Redeeming love written in 1991, bridges the writing of her original romances and her later christian fiction, illustrating well the old and new francine rivers in the one book. When hosea asked god to send him a wife, he wasnt expecting to find her in a brothel. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read redeeming love. Redeeming love is being made into a movie, coming to theaters in spring 2021.
From 1976 to 1985, francine rivers had a successful writing career in the general market, and her books were awarded or nominated for numerous awards and prizes. Although raised in a religious home, francine did not truly encounter christ until later in life, when she was already a wife, mother of three, and an established romance novelist. Redeeming love by francine rivers, 97815905255, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. In this splendid retelling of the biblical story of hosea, bestselling author francine rivers pens a heartbreaking romance between a prostitute and the upright and. Its central theme is to portray the redeeming love of god towards sinners.
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Taking its inspiration from the biblical book of hosea, it is built upon the foundation of the authors newfound christian beliefs. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion and a free quiz on redeeming love by francine rivers. And what she hates most are the men who use her, leaving her empty and dead inside. The story is inspired by the book of hosea from the bible. The story is taken from the book of hosea from the bible. Francine rivers skillfully retells the biblical love story of gomer and hosea as a tale set against the backdrop of the california gold rush. He was tall and dark, and sarah had never seen anyone so beautiful. The story is inspired by the book of hosea from the.
Francine thought of spending her time in reading the bible instead and began to develop several plots. A skillful retelling of the biblical story of gomer and hosea. In its 2nd edition, redeeming love has sold more than one million copies, and continues to awaken readers to the unconditional and allconquering love of god. Sold into prostitution as a child she survives by keeping her hatred alive. Francine sandra rivers born 1947 is an american author of fiction with christian themes, including inspirational romance novels. Redeeming love by the reigning queen of christian romance, francine river, is a retelling of the story of hosea and his wife gomer. Free download or read online redeeming love pdf epub book. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Her many heartfelt novels have won awards and the adoration of fans accross the country. Christian, fiction, foreign books, free ebooks tag. Shortly after becoming a bornagain christian in 1986, francine wrote redeeming love as her statement of faith. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Redeeming love opens with the gold rush of 1850 and its.
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