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    Not a Sparrow Falls
    Not a Sparrow Falls
    Not a Sparrow Falls
    Audiobook (abridged)3 hours

    Not a Sparrow Falls

    Written by Linda Nichols

    Narrated by Joyce Bean

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    About this audiobook

    If Mama were here, everything would still be right. Or at least not as bad wrong as it had become. But Mama was dead, and Papa was gone, her brother and sisters scattered. And she was here…

    Mary Bridget Washburn was tired of running, tired of being haunted by the empty shell her life had become. How in the world did the little girl she’d once been now become a woman on the wrong side of the law? Determined to make a new start, she escapes to the quaint city of Alexandria, Virginia, where she takes on her mother’s identity and finds sanctuary in the shadow of a decades-old church. But a little girl’s plea proves her undoing, and the Reverend…well, someone’s got to open his eyes before disaster comes calling. Can Mary Bridget hide her tainted past long enough to bring hope to a family falling apart?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateApr 25, 2006
    ISBN9781423304111
    Not a Sparrow Falls
    Author

    Linda Nichols

    Linda Nichols is the author of Handyman, a romantic comedy published by Delacorte. A graduate of the University of Washington, Linda and her family make their home in Tacoma, Washington.

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    • 5/5
      Beautiful picture of God’s grace, mercy and LOVE! I love all the scriptures used in this story!
    • 4/5
      When I first began reading this book, I was a bit hesitant about reading it because it does not fall into the categories of books that I prefer to read. What propelled me to keep reading was my curiousity about the grandmother of the main character, as well as how the plot seemed to sort of verge to the right of what I tried to predict would happen next as I read. I enjoy reading books that are not completely predictable, but not so unpredictable that the events are absurd. This would definitely fall under that heading. With this book, I got a peak into a lifestyle (of drugs) that I have blessedly never experienced first hand, and it opened my eyes to the desperation and hopelessness that accompanies it. I also got a look into the polar opposite of that lifestyle - that of a pastor and the politics within a specific denomination. Along with these two heavy topics, Nichols also seamlessly weaves the equally heavy topics of depression and suicide beautifully, albeit bittersweetly. I found myself shedding tears over the book, not once, but twice. The wisdom addressing these topics was right on target and fit very naturally into the plot without the book coming across as "preachy." Each of the characters, no matter how small his or her part in the plot, was well-defined and unique, and I appreciated each one. All of the "loose ends" were accounted for and tied up, and every character seemed to reach a place of redemption in their own way. This book was very satisfying and I am glad I decided to read it.
    • 4/5
      One of my first forays into free ebooks and I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of Not a Sparrow Falls. Deeply moving, the story follows a young lady as she tries to change her life.
    • 4/5
      A Young woman fleeing from a life with an abusive drug dealing boyfriend ends up on the run after turning him in. She assumes a new identity as "Bridgie" and manages to get a job as a checkout girl at a supermarket. An encounter in a church and at the market ends up with her losing her job and working for the family of a local minister. It turns out the ministers family is in dire straights--after his wife died his overbearing sisters took over and his teenage daughter is on the verge of rebellion. Bridgie, despiter spiritual doubts of her own, feels that she has been called to help this family, especially the daughter out. Predictably, she is able to turn the situation around and also develops a romance with the widowed minister. The characters in this nover were engaging and it has a message about God not overlooking any of his sparrows. I'd say it's a cut above the typical romance.