A Girl From the Train
– Irma Joubert
When I
started reading this book I didn’t know if I would really like it. I couldn’t figure out if I liked the
subject. I just didn’t know. These thoughts changed though…be assured!
This is the
story about a little girl who loses all she has…all she knows…during World War
II. She has terrible things happen in
her life, but she has someone who truly looks out for her best interests.
Long story
short she ends up in South Africa. She
ends up with yet another new name. She
is truly adopted by a loving family.
This story
spans at least 14 years.
There were
many thought provoking lines, but here are a couple that really stuck out to
me:
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"It's not just a story, Grietjie, it's
the truth. Just remember, when you suffer and feel the heat of the flames,
that's when God is there. He watches carefully, until He can see His own image
in you. He'll never leave you in the flames too long."
-
“I kept thinking small. I thought closer, not wider, and especially not
backward.”
-
“Some people stress the punishment of a
jealous God, who will visit the sins of the fathers on the third and fourth
generations of those who hate Him. They live
in fear of the Almighty God.” ---- “But I believe in a loving God, who, through
grae, forgives us when we ask for forgiveness.”
What
a GREAT book! I highly recommend
it!
** I was given this book in exchange for my honest
review!**
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