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Available
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Publication
Bethany House Publishers (2003), Edition: Reprinted, 320 pages
Description
Fiction. Christian Fiction. Historical Fiction. Two girls, brought together amid the turmoil of the Civil War, are forced to break down prejudices to survive.
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LibraryThing member Sharon612
I was disappointed in this book with the way it ended so abruptly. It had no ending. I will not be reading any more books by this writer. I guess you HAVE to buy the rest of the books in the series to find out how it ends. But I wonder if the last book has an ending. This is one reader who will NOT
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LibraryThing member marybeth0199
I really enjoyed this book. I only hope I'd be blessed enough to have a Mayme in my life if tragedy struck that hard. I think the writer did an excellent job helping us to feel the sadness, the pain, the joy and the fear of the characters. This book was written as "part of a series" so reading the
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other books is like continuing with more chapters. I haven't finished them all yet, but book 2 was good also! Show Less
LibraryThing member SherylHendrix
This story chronicles the tale of a young black slave girl and a youth white slavemaster's daughter, both orphaned in the post civil war Shenandoah Valley massacre . The black girl, Mary Ann Jukes (known as Mayme) makes her way across the valley to find young Kathleen (Katie) Clairborne alone and
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frightened and completely unable to take care of herself on her large Rosewood plantation. The two teens bond and begin a journey that will make them defy all the historical prejudices of the south while discovering the reality of two very different worlds. I love the way this book weaves in the tentative musings of two youngsters just beginning to explore a personal faith in the Lord. Show Less
LibraryThing member BookwormMama14
Set during the Civil War, Angels Watching Over Me, is a story about two young women overcoming their differences and working together to survive.
Mayme is a slave girl and Katie is the daughter of a plantation owner. When they are faced with tragedy, they must rely on each other to make it through
I was very excited to read this book, unfortunately, I was quite disappointed. The story line is good. However, there are a lot of inconsistencies and it jumps around more than I would like. The story is narrated by a much older Mayme. She goes back and forth between her story and Katie's. In the beginning of chapter 11 she even says "I know how it is when you’re trying to keep track of what’s going on, and the storyteller jumps about till you get so confused you can’t tell what happened when." I feel that the book could have started at chapter 11 and it would have worked just fine. There is also quite a bit of dialogue and thoughts being repeated.
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I did not particularly enjoy the portrayal of Katie's character. We are led to believe that she is not very intelligent. On more than one occasion she is put down for not being able to think for herself. But then she magically delivers a baby for a colored girl without any thought or question. And we are given no explanation.
Again, I will say that the main idea of the book is good and I did enjoy the storyline overall. But this is not the style of book that I prefer. I will not be reading the rest of the series.
Mayme is a slave girl and Katie is the daughter of a plantation owner. When they are faced with tragedy, they must rely on each other to make it through
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each day. I was very excited to read this book, unfortunately, I was quite disappointed. The story line is good. However, there are a lot of inconsistencies and it jumps around more than I would like. The story is narrated by a much older Mayme. She goes back and forth between her story and Katie's. In the beginning of chapter 11 she even says "I know how it is when you’re trying to keep track of what’s going on, and the storyteller jumps about till you get so confused you can’t tell what happened when." I feel that the book could have started at chapter 11 and it would have worked just fine. There is also quite a bit of dialogue and thoughts being repeated.
*Spoilers*
I did not particularly enjoy the portrayal of Katie's character. We are led to believe that she is not very intelligent. On more than one occasion she is put down for not being able to think for herself. But then she magically delivers a baby for a colored girl without any thought or question. And we are given no explanation.
Again, I will say that the main idea of the book is good and I did enjoy the storyline overall. But this is not the style of book that I prefer. I will not be reading the rest of the series.
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LibraryThing member Lylee
First of series about two southern girls surviving the odds during and after the Civil War.
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2002-12-06
Physical description
320 p.; 8.5 inches
ISBN
0764227009 / 9780764227004