Gather The Measure Of A Lady Created By Deeanne Gist Textbook

really enjoyed this book, Its a wonderful story but I'm a sucker for Christian romance, It reminded me a lot of "Redeeming Love" by Francine Rivers, The beginning of the book made the main character, Rachel, seem overbearing and selfrighteous, As the story unfolds, however, you really start to see her character change and then it becomes easier to understand her, Its a story of how God's love can change us for the better, if we let Him, This is now my second favorite book and I think I might just read it again! I was really disappointed in this book.
I had heard good reviews of it, . .

but it fell far short for me, I stayed up into the wee hours finishing this, but the only thing that spurred me onward was to see if Lissa ever repented and if Johnnie came to Christ and married Rachel.


Well, the two did marry, but I never saw any indication that he returned to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ before he did so.
And after Rachel so firmly stating that she would not marry an unbeliever, . . it was disappointing. When I first read her determination not to marry an unbeliever OR someone who owned a gambling hall, I thought it would end up with a neat end showing Johnnie's conversion and convictions not to own a gambling hall.
He did sell his gambling hall, but I didn't see it as because he felt very convicted besides guilt for the man who committed suicide, but because he wanted Rachel to marry him.
Towards the end, all of Rachel's firm convictions blurred until she just finally seemed to give in,

All the touchy/feely stuff wasn't agreeable to me either, I felt that Johnnie was after her only to satisfy his own desires all his actions didn't speak of love and devotion, but of fleshly desire and passion.
I was really uneasy with all the steamy scenes especially the one in the tree! I could feel my face flush as I read it! :o If anyone tried such bold liberties with me, he'd end up in the hospital! Well, first off I would never put myself in the situation Rachel did riding off alone with him in the early morning when she knew he desired her.
What liberties he took and enforced on her when he knew she was so innocent and didn't know what she was getting into.
If he really did care for her and love her, he would be more concerned for her purity and peace of heart that his own fleshly desires.


Another thing I didn't care for was the story with her sister, Lissa, In the end, she gets what she wants her man dumps his wife and returns to her and she continues to live in sin.
A sad ending. And it came across to me as if the author and even Rachel, a bit was okay with Lissa's contentment to remain in sin.


All in all, I didn't care for this book, I am sorry to give a bad review, but many things in this novel just went against my personal convictions of what I should be putting into my head.
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A good story, but it didn't keep my attention like I had hoped, I ended up skimming the last half just to get it finished, Rachel van Buren arrives in Gold Rush San Francisco with two wishes: to protect her younger siblings and to return east as soon as possible.
Both goals prove more difficult than she could imagine as her brother and sister are lured by the city's dangerous freedom and a missionaryturnedgambler stakes a claim on her heart.
Rachel won't give up without a fight though, and soon all will learn an eloquent but humorous lesson about what truly makes a lady.


Speak Politely. Even when you're the only respectable woman around, protesting the decadence of a city lost to gold fever,

Dress Modestly. Wear your sunbonnet at all times, Ensure nobody sees your work boots muddied by the San Francisco streets,

Remain Devoted to Family, Protect your siblings from the lures of the city, even against their wishes,

Stand Above Reproach, Most difficult when a wonderful man turns out to be a saloon owner,

Rise Above Temptation, No, not even just a little kiss,

When these rules become increasingly difficult to uphold, can Rachel Van Buren remain a beacon of virtue in a city of vice The hypocritical nature of this book is astounding.
The main character, Rachel, is a rather highhanded Christian, As a character who was raised primarily by a set of staunchly religious biddies in thes, this little lady struggles with the breadth of sin and the morality of forgiveness.


For people who don't like Christian romances, I would actually recommend this book, As a good glimpse into both personal constructs and differing social stratus this book is powerful in its awareness of how human behavior can be dictated by what we are reared intoand how socially oblatory we can become.


For those people who like Christian romances gungho ahead! A new perspective can be had, or an old one can be shaped into a new way.


The form, writing amp vocabulary is pretty basic, The worth is definitely in the plot, situational awareness and the depth of the individual characters,
I fully recommend this book Rating,stars

The only reason I'm not giving this bookstars, is because of some kissing scenes that felt a bit too steamy for me.


I loved the theme in this book, Rachel, the main female character, struggled with an issue most of us I would think also struggles with, How do you show people right from wrong, how do you show you are against what is wrong prostitution, gambling etc without writing off the person.
How do you show God's love but hate the sin, Rachel, very set in her ways struggled with this and I loved to see how she grew, how she turned to God with questions and how He was gentle in showing her the answers.


Johnnie, also represented a lot of people today, People who was hurt by the actions of Christians and turned his back on God, I enjoyed seeing how God also worked in his heart and slowly revealing His truths to Johnnie,

Having visited San Francisco a few years back and remember the green parks and beautiful trees, it was fun to read how this city looked in the beginning, no trees at all.


The characters were fun to get to know, enjoyable and I enjoyed the interaction between Rachel and Johnnie, It was fun to watch them grow and get to know each other, Micheal also grew into a likeable young man, My heart broke for Lissa and would have liked to see a more happy ending for her as well,

This is the third book I've read by Deeanne Gist and enjoyed all her characters, If you like historical fiction with fun, feisty head strong female characters you should give one of her books a try, .