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Carregando... Velma Still Cooks in Leeway: A Novelde Vinita Hampton Wright
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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Pleasantly surprised by this novel. I saw it recommended on a list of book club ideas and ordered it with no other knowledge of the book. It's a Christian novel, without being too sappy about it. Loved the characters. I got sucked right in to life in this small town. Things got dramatic after a lot of slow-living, which came as a surprise. Recommended for lovers of uplifting books - especially if you like them a bit more real life, and less sappy. The titular Velma is a good woman steadfast in her Christian faith, who finds herself both humbled and blessed by her neighbors. A Christian novel, there are themes of charity and forgiveness throughout. Velma befriends a troubled teen who find herself taken advantage by the men in her life. She takes in an ill cousin. She grudgingly extends charity to a rude poor man, but learns a valuable lesson from it. She sees her neighbors and church through hard times and hypocritical times, a remains a steady moral influence throughout. The title refers to her main joy and talent in life: cooking for her friends and neighbors in her struggling diner. This is an uplifting novel that even those without strong faith can feel good about. Velma is not a goody two-shoes, but has a secret of her own that she initially keeps from the readers, a secret that makes her only more a sympathetic character. She is simply a person trying to do right by herself and others in this world, an admirable quality no matter which direction your spiritual tenencies bend. sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
The chief cook in Leeway, Kansas, and the part-time janitor for Jerusalem Baptist Church, Velma takes good care of everyone around her. Then her husband stops talking, her cousin comes to live with her, and she finds herself dealing with the town's problems. Her journey of love and forgiveness lies at the heart of this novel. Recipes included. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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This book revolves around Velma and her diner and her home and small town. I love that it has recipes after most chapters. When the plot gets really intense, you don't even notice that there wasn't a recipe after some chapters. Excellent writing. I thought I had figured out what was going on with Shellye and it did have a tragic climax. I highly recommend this book ( )