Pearl in the Sand is a story about Rahab as it has never been told before. It makes you really think about what you might not have thought of before. For example, as a Christian you have to wonder if I or any other young lady with that kind of a past walked into our church… would she be accepted? Not only this, but if you came to God after having such a life, would you accept yourself? This story tackles the redemptive power of God and how when He changes one person, He changes many.
Tessa Afshar in writing this story wrote a master piece that I would liken to Francine Rivers Mark of the Lion series, even Quo Vadis (books I could read over and over again and never get tired of). She has put humor in just the right places, the dialogue comes alive and I often found myself laughing aloud at Rahab’s cleverness. When Salmone walked into the stage of this story Tessa delivered a wide range of emotions expertly turning an already emotionally packed story into an explosive Romeo and Juliet… did I say that? Well I take it back it was better then that!
My words simply cannot do this story justice. It makes you really makes you think. Do you have a horribly stained past? An unforgivable past? So did Rahab. Yet Tessa shows us how the unredeemable become redeemed by an infinitely wonderful God. Have you built up walls around yourself that are impenetrable? So did Rahab and this is a story of how those lofty, impenetrable walls come crashing down.
What you reach what some have come to call “the scene” and you finally understand why the book is called what it is called-I will not exaggerate-you will be left breathless. You won’t for get this book and you will never think of Rahab in the same light as before. Most importantly, if you have ever fallen, if you have ever failed, if you have ever given yourself to temptation and thought you were lost forever…then Pearl in the Sand is a must read. After you finish reading it, please remember to return to this blog and let me know what you thought and what your favorite part was.
Also please visit www.tessaafshar.com (the author’s website) to keep up to date with her latest projects. You can also find her on facebook (I was jubilant when I found her fanpage), remember to click like. Oh…and yes… she is working on yet another book… and yes… I am waiting rather eagerly for it.
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