Reviewed by: Mary Clapp

Ministry Title: former church librarian

Introduction

Title: How The Light Gets In

Author: Jolina Petersheim

Publisher: Tyndale

Publication Date: 2019

Format: print book

Length: 350 pages

OVERVIEW

This story begins at a funeral where a young women, Ruth, is burying her husband while trying to keep her two and six year old daughters quiet and distracted. Ruth lost both her husband and her father-in-law in a bombing incident overseas. Now Ruth and her mother in-law Mabel are staying with family in a Mennonite community, on a cranberry farm in Wisconsin. The story has many plot twists and turns and you will often find yourself wondering how the issues that come up could ever be resolved.

ASSESSMENT

Rating (1 to 5)

5 stars. Jolina has written two other books that were equally as good as this book. I would also give 5 stars to The Midwife and The Outcast.

Suggested Audience

I would definitely recommend this author and this book for your church library.

Christian Impact

Jolina touches on some very difficult topics in this book: suffering, grief, loyalty to family, and marriage issues. She approaches these issues from a biblical perspective and creates an unforgettable story. You will see some parallels to the other famous story of Ruth.

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