The Treasure Box

by Penelope J. Stokes

Paperback, 2004

Status

Available

Call number

813.54

Publication

W Pub Group (2004), Edition: 1st, 304 pages

Original publication date

2001-01

Description

Vita Kirk is a travel writer who has never left her hometown. In fact, she rarely leaves her house. Due to deep wounds and bitter losses, Vita has chosen isolation over vulnerability. But when she stumbles across an antique chest in a hole-in-the-wall boutique, she discovers a puzzling link to her past and her physical surroundings mysteriously begin to change. Inscribed in the treasure chest are the words, "Love is the key that unlocks every portal." The power of these words prove to unlock a part of Vita she thought had died years ago. "Stories like this go by many different names-fantasy, time-shift, magical realism. Some are overtly Christian or religious in nature, others are not. But from a spiritual perspective, the common thread in all these works is the redeeming, transforming power of God's grace not only to alter the future but to change our understanding of the past."--Penelope Stokes… (more)

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

304 p.; 7.5 inches

ISBN

0849944643 / 9780849944642

UPC

023755022851

User reviews

LibraryThing member classyhomemaker
I like the idea of this story...but wasn't totally blown away by the story telling. I wish I would have taken better notes because I read this a month ago and am just now getting round to journaling it. I remember that while I understood it was fantasy, I still wished for a better resolution that
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made sense. I never figured out how she came to have the adventure and turn around that she did---and the author explained it all away with a simple, "Vita didn't know how this all happened...but that's ok 'cause everything's better now" sort of conclusion.

Still, it's hard to find Christian books I'd read again so I'll leave this in my permanent collection and maybe I'll like it better the next time around.
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