Unfortunately such a man doesn't appear to reside in Corsicana, Texas.
It's 1894, the year of Essie's thirtieth birthday, and she decides the Lord has more important things to do than provide her a husband. If she wants one, she needs to catch him herself. So, she writes down the names of all the eligible bachelors in her small Texas town, makes a list of their attributes and drawbacks, closes her eyes, twirls her finger, and ... picks one.
But convincing the lucky "husband-to-be" is going to a bit more of a problem.
Deanne Gist’s Courting Trouble was one of my favorite reads of 2008. Essie is a great character that made me laugh, made me cry, and made me mad. I picked up this book and read it straight through, it was so good. This is an edgy Christian fiction novel with subject matter that usually does not find its way into this genre.
Vicki of Reading At The Beach hosts A-Z Wednesday, this week's letter is "C".
8 comments:
I didn't enjoy this story as much as her other books. Here is my "C" book.
I like the cover.
http://fredasvoice.blogspot.com/2010/02/to-z-starts-with-c.html
That description makes me laugh. Adding this to my list.
Sounds interesting. I have family who came from Corsicana, although they weren't in the oil business (darn!). Nice choice for a "C" book.
Sounds like a fun read.
Beautiful dress on the cover!!
Thanks for playing!
I'm really not a Christian fiction kind of girl but this one sounds rather cool.
Favorite read of 2008? Well, then of course I have to read it!!!!
Good to hear about a fun Christian book. My C book is here.
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