Rainbow CottageGrace L HillThere are 2 huge reasons why i really like reading Grace's books. One I mentioned in all my reviews-- it is the spiritual application that is so greatly described and so vivid that you want to be there and experience it yourself.The second reason is that she lived and wrote about the era when evolution first came out and was spoiling people's minds and lives. Her books are right between a strict Victorian and spoiled contemporary romance. It brings a breath of fresh air because really you don't know what to expect and what side she will favor. Rainbow Cottage had so much action, drama, prejudice, love, and spiritual uplifting going on that you keep turning pages without realizing it.Shelia is going to see her grandma while running away from a wicked man. She comes tired and and angry ready to unload all her pain on them because they turned her mother out. Angus was doing a good deed and stopping over to drop some papers off. Little did they know that they were cut from the same cloth and were meant for each other. I liked their growing romance, Grace showed his tormented heart in this book too. I was touched by Betty's and Malcolm's transformation. Poor Jac made me laugh, I know Im terrible but she was a silly girl in love who didn't know the Lord.Great inspirational book! Enjoy it!!Disclaimer: I got a free copy of this book from Barbour Publishing through NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.
Hott Synopsis:Grandmother Ainslee is still distraught that her son ran off under mysterious circumstances and married a cabaret singer all of those years ago but when the mysterious and orphaned young Sheila appears on her doorstep she’s shocked. How on earth did a cabaret singer raise a daughter sweeter and lovelier than any other?Something mysterious is going on though. Sheila is being hounded by one of her father’s goons and neither she nor Grandmother can figure out why.Visit this sweet little cottage by the sea and visit with Grandmother, Sheila, some distrustful cousins, and some heroic neighbors in this summertime favorite, Rainbow Cottage.Hott Review:What I liked: I’ve adored this story each time I’ve read it. It’s a perfect sweet romance for an afternoon by the pool. It’s lightly suspenseful and hugely romantic. I have a relationship with my grams like these two & feel so at home when reading.What I didn’t like: I’m still angry with the silly Jezebel.More…Source:tBarbour Publishing, Inc. via NetgalleyGrade:tAAges:t14+Steam:tYA
What do You think about Rainbow Cottage (1990)?
Any of the Grace Livingston Hill Books, and I've read all but 2 of her 100 plus books, were read well over ten years ago. Most I remember them being uplifting having good things happening out of bad situations. Also that any references to the Bible were spot on. I was frequently surprised in story lines that almost all of them were set in the 20's until I learned more about the Author and that it was the era that she lived in. Which brought on a different perspective on reading her books as though I was becoming a part of that era and learning about that time frame. A good read where right wins over wrong, good over bad and the white hats rule the roost.
—Ruth Bowen
