Francine Rivers, Redeeming Love Review

Francine Rivers is arguably one of the best Christian fiction authors of our time. Of her many novels, the most memorable is most assuredly Redeeming Love.



Rivers is known for her inclusion of biblical stories and references throughout her novels. Redeeming Love featured characters based off of, and even named after those in the Book of Hosea from the Bible. In this fantastic array of a more modern setting in the early twentieth century, characters that are so real they could be standing right next to you at any moment, and a plot that makes you experience every emotion twice; some you didn't even know you had, Rivers is able to convey the true horror of sin, and the unremitting love of Jesus Christ and His amazing ability to forgive all sins.



Redeeming Love concerns a young girl born into prostitution, who finds herself the object of one man's affection and true unfaltering love. The young suitor persists in seeing her, and spending every dime he earns to visit her at the brothel and convince her of his true love for her, and most importantly of God's. Through a series of horrid and remarkable events the young girl becomes married to the gentleman and gradually grows to see that he truly does love her. It is a different kind of love than she has ever known. One of caring, concern, tenderness, devotion, and affection. As time progresses and she makes friends with neighboring farming families, she too grows to love her husband, and worship him. Her husband sees this new worship of him and knows it is not what God wants; that his lovely wife should be worshiping his Holy One.



Join these remarkable characters in their journey to see, love, and worship God. It is a long journey, filled with obstacles of denial, hatred, unspeakable sins, but most importantly, coming to Christ. Rivers makes this novel so realistic that it becomes an experience you'll never forget.