Something Small

Each time we love,
We turn a nearer and a broader mark
To that keen archer, Sorrow, and he strikes.
--Alexander Smith




I just finished reading another good book by an authoress who is new to me: Liz Curtis Higgs. If you know the biblical story of Isaac & Rebekah, Jacob & Esau, Leah & Rachel, you know how this story goes. It is unabashedly based on the biblical account. So if you know the Bible story really well, it can be annoying at first because you can see where it's going, eh? But even so, by about half-way through, I was quite convinced that I liked it. It was really hard to tell whether or not it was going to end well, though. There are a few more books in this series as well. They take place in eighteenth century Scotland, and use a lot of Scottish words (no worries, there's a glossery in back), which has helped my accent not a whit. They're quite well done. If you like Christian historical romances, check it out. If you don't, go ahead and pass it up because you won't like it, unless you're enamoured of Scottish lore or something. I knew from the first page that I would love it, because it started out in the house of a midwife. Hee hee. The cool bonus part of this book is that at the start of every chapter, there are short poems or sayings from various authors & poets of the time, like the one above.