Title:
THE BETRAYAL
Author:
Diane Noble
Publisher:
Avon Inspire
July
2011
ISBN:
0061980943
Genre:
Historical / women’s fiction
Ensnared
in a religion she increasingly questions, Bronwyn faces an impossible choice.
When
recently widowed Bronwyn becomes the second wife to Gabriel MacKay, she promises
her new sister wife and best friend, Mary Rose, that the marriage will remain
platonic. But she finds herself falling in love with the man who has promised
to keep her safe—even as her heart struggles with her promise to her friend.
When Gabriel marries a third wife, and as the practice of polygamy increases
and the age of brides decreases, Bronwyn begins to question the righteousness
of this new religion.
Even
as the Saints journey to Salt
Lake Valley
THE
BETRAYAL was a spellbinding read – captivating, horrifying, and… I ran the gauntlet
of emotions, but only few parts were beautiful. Ms. Noble went into a lot of work
to research this story and I have no doubt the facts she presented were in true.
Fans will want to read The Sister Wife first
as this is a continuation of that story in The
Brides of Gabriel series.
I
can’t really say I ‘enjoyed’ reading THE BETRAYAL. I will say it was a good
book, I learned a lot about “The Saints.” My heart broke for both Mary Rose and
Bronwyn. I feared for them. I hoped their plans would work.
If
you like historical books, especially fiction dealing with early church history
of “cults”, you might be interested in The
Brides of Gabriel series, The Sister
Wife and THE BETRAYAL. $8.00 Kindle. $5.20 paperback. 304 pages.
3 comments:
Great review Laura! I'm debating about this one. Not sure if it is for me or not.
Blessings!
Judy B
Redemption will come!
Thank you for the great review! It was a book that broke my heart as I wrote it. But, I wrote it with book three in mind, a book I knew would bring redemption -- and a reflection of God's mercy, fore governess, and grace. Unfortunately, my editor (and champion) for the series left the publishing house for a position with another publisher and book three was not optioned. It's still in my heart and I hope to write it when I finish my current mystery series -- the Professor and Mrs. Littlefield. (Lighthearted contemporary filled with humor! Book one: The Curioous Case of the Missing Figurehead.)
Diane here again. I posted the above note without my glasses on -- pardon the spelling errors! =)
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