- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: HarperOne; Reprint edition (Oct 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060652071
- ISBN-13: 978-0060652074
- Product Dimensions: 20.7 x 13.4 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,909,929 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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THE PORTIA, a shabbily comfortable fifty-foot boat, was tied up at the dock of a Haida Indian village a day's sail out of Prince Rupert. Read the first page
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This book is as interesting as MLE's "Wrinkle in Time" series, only for adults. The book's unvarnished story of the life of David Wheaton, dying actor, told through the eyes of Emma, his actress daughter, kept me absorbed from beginning to end. It was for me, a great introduction to the larger body of the author's work. If read from the perspective of MLE as a writer of Christian non-fiction, it is an even better work of fiction. She acknowleges the world as it is, but treats her characters, with all of their flaws, gently.
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The structure of this book, built on the parallellism of King David's and David Wheaton's lives is fascinating, as is David Wheaton himself. The central character Emma, and her husband Nick are complex but seem to be missing some pinch of salt.
Format:Paperback
In her novel, Certain Women, internationally acclaimed author Madeleine L'Engle masterfully blends the historical account of Israel's King David and his wives with the fictional account of retired actor David Wheaton and his wives. Although David Wheaton's acting dream to play the role of King David in his son-in-law's play is unfulfilled, his life has, in many painfully real ways, imitated that of the giant-slaying David. Both are conquerors, heroes, celebrities, victims of passion, sorrowing fathers, tender lovers, penitent wanderers, inspirational symbols, unfaithful spouses, and pitiably vulnerable humans. As the shepherd of a uniquely extended family, David Wheaton's pivotal role in forcing the interaction of his loves and their children culminates in the weeks preceding his death, particularly as his closest child, Emma, faces the reality of the man her father is and his impact on her and others he has loved. This book clearly defines for the reader the shaping influences in our lives.
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