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  1. Christy Janes
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Tastefully Written and Emotionally Transparent
    December 13, 2012
    Christy Janes
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    This review was written for Forsaking All Others, Sister Wife Series #2.
    Having firmly ensconced herself among some of the best authors in Christian historical fiction, Allison Pittman has penned another winner that fans of American and religious history will certainly appreciate. Immediately picking up where she last left her readers, Forsaking All Others concludes the story of Camilla Deardon Fox and her freedom from the early Mormon church.

    Knowing that she must leave the falsehoods of the Mormon faith and return to the Christian teachings of her childhood, Camilla flees her husband and two young daughters as the US is on the brink of war with Utah and the Mormon church. Intending to seek refuge with her sister-in-law, she is stranded in the cold and faces the dangers of frostbite. Thanks to a compassionate Army officer, Camilla gains a safe haven to plot her next move and recover. After several convincing arguments, she persuades Colonel Brandon to take her to Salt Lake City so she may beg housing from her relatives. After having the door slam in her face, she resigns herself to staying with the one woman that won't turn her away--Sister Evangeline. This charity does not come without a price, however, and betrayal becomes the next foe she must face.

    With a contrast so stark you could touch it, Allison Pittman has masterfully created a character in this novel that has grown from her impetuous youth into a woman of considerable grace and strength. With the entire story told in first-person point of view, Camilla's thoughts and emotions were completely transparent, and as a reader, I could identify with her longings to give herself completely over to God and His plan for her life. Compared to the previous novel, For Time and Eternity, Forsaking All Others was less about the strange teachings of the early Mormon church, and more about the journey Camilla took both spiritually and physically. There were times when I wanted to weep for the heartache that Camilla was experiencing, and alternately, I wanted to rejoice in the hope that her future was going to be better than her past.

    While probably a strange backdrop for some fans of Christian fiction, The Sister Wife Series shares something that is indeed a part of early American history. Sadly, many were deceived by it's teachings and the enthusiasm of it's members. I applaud Allison for tastefully creating a fascinating story that I will not soon forget. Highly recommended!
  2. Wilkie
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Great Story
    July 31, 2012
    Wilkie
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was written for Forsaking All Others, Sister Wife Series #2.
    This book is hard to put down. I did not realize until the end that is was the second in a series. It still was good all on its own.
  3. Kameki Wells
    Palm Bay, FL
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Very intriguing and a definite page turner!
    November 18, 2011
    Kameki Wells
    Palm Bay, FL
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 4
    Meets Expectations: 5
    When I read the 1st book I loved it and I couldn't wait to read the second book. Book 2 was wonderful! I couldn't put it down, but I do agree with the previous reviewers that for book 2 being the end of the series, I was also a little disappointed with the ending. I wanted to know more of how Camilla faired with raising her daughters with her mother and I have to know what will happen with the Colonel. That seemed very promising! This story just can't end with book 2. Please Allison, write book 3!!!!
  4. April Carroll
    Goose Creek, SC
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    A Must Read!
    September 23, 2011
    April Carroll
    Goose Creek, SC
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was written for Forsaking All Others, Sister Wife Series #2.
    I loved this book! When I saw this book offered from the publisher for review, I was thrilled as I had read the first book and really wanted to see what happened to Camilla. The story revolves around Camilla leaving her husband and trying to escape the Mormon church. She initially married Nathan as a young 15 year old who was infatuated with both a man (Nathan) and the religion of the Mormon church. As they traveled west to Salt Lake, she began to see the errors in what the Mormon's taught, but she was so in love with her husband that she kept most of her opinions to herself. It isn't until she sees her children being indoctrinated that she begins to try and think of a way out. When Nathan brings home a second wife, she knows she has to leave. She makes the hard decision to leave her children and make a home before coming back to get them. The characters in this book were very real to me. There is heartache, sorrow, and agony over making very difficult decisions. The book did a good job at delving into the history of the Mormons and the painful life that 'sister wives' lived. All in all - highly recommended reading!~ I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
  5. Edna Tollison
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: Female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    This story tells of the Mormon life as a wife
    September 15, 2011
    Edna Tollison
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: Female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    This review was written for Forsaking All Others, Sister Wife Series #2.
    Near Salt Lake Cith, Utah, January 1858

    Alone in a storm storm with only her horse to keep her alive Camilla Fox was found hanging onto her horse by Colonel Charles Brandon and some of his soldiers. She never knew they had found her but woke up days later within a tent surrounded by the US Army. She didn't know where she was just that she had ran away from the Mormon life and her husband and two little girls. She had to find a place where she could live and to get her girls away from Salt Lake City where they were being feed to worship a man instead of God. She was a Christian but had loved the young man Nathan enough to run away from her home and parents to marry him, not knowing what she was getting in for. She could pretend that she was listing to the man that spoke in there church meetings but she could not share her husband with another wife and in the same house.

    This book was really a lesson to me as I have heard things about the Mormon Church but didn't know a lot as I am a Christian. I know that this story was based back when Joseph Smith was alive and may not be all true in today's life as a Mormon. But I am sure Allison Pittman did her research to write this book. All you have to do is look around this world and see that there is no way a mortal man could be in charge of it. We have no control of the weather or even out lives so there had to be a higher being that could make all of this and to control it. Folks get your Bible out and read it and you will see who the leader really is.

    Thanks so much to Tyndale Publishing for sending me this free book in order for me to read it and it is my desire to do the this review.
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