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Jan WatsonTyndale House Publishers / 2012 / ePubOur Price$7.994.2 out of 5 stars for Skip Rock Shallows - eBook. View reviews of this product. 25 Reviews
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Joy to read5 Stars Out Of 5Skip Rock Shallows (Good name!)November 21, 2020Joy to readThis review was written for Skip Rock Shallows, Skip Rock Shallows Series #1.I loved this book! One of the best I have ever read! It was one of thoese books where you fall in love with the characters and you miss them when the book is finished!
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ReadingQueen135 Stars Out Of 5Great Gift for Healthcare StudentsSeptember 3, 2018ReadingQueen13Quality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5This review was written for Skip Rock Shallows, Skip Rock Shallows Series #1.Jan Watson has done it again! This wonderful novel is set in a small mining town in the early 1900s Kentucky. Lilly Corbett is a young doctor in a time and place where female medical professionals were not always well received. Her faith and perseverance are vital to her profession and her success. She is a strong-willed woman, but is she strong enough to outlast brewing trouble in Skip Rock Shallows? This novel features a healthy dose of Bible study and mystery. The romance is very respectful and makes this novel appropriate for teens and adults. Additionally, the previous books in the series do not need to be read prior to this novel, however, they will provide a little backstory. Fun summer read!
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CathyRNIllinoisAge: 55-65Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5Lovely StoryAugust 16, 2016CathyRNIllinoisAge: 55-65Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5This review was written for Skip Rock Shallows, Skip Rock Shallows Series #1.This story is set in the early 1900s and is about Lily, a new doctor who goes to a small mining town on a temporary basis to help out. At first, the people don't accept a "woman doctor" but she earns their respect as she takes care of the injured and ill in the town. The plan is for her to return to Boston, get married and practice there. But she finds herself falling in love with the town and its people, and is torn about leaving. She finds herself attracted to a miner and asks God for direction on where he wants her to be. I enjoyed this book very much.
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MarianneWanham, AlbertaAge: 55-65Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5Skip Rock Shallows - Jan WatsonSeptember 20, 2012MarianneWanham, AlbertaAge: 55-65Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5This review was written for Skip Rock Shallows, Skip Rock Shallows Series #1.Jan Watson is a favored author of mine, taking me deep into the mountain country of Kentucky, where I learn to know the people and their culture firsthand.
This story, told from the view point of Lilly, explores and protrays in detail the obstacles a young woman who was following her conviction of being a doctor would face both from the community she was trying to help to those of her own family. Lilly grows from a girl who has lofty ambitions of doctoring in the big city with all its amneties to a woman of strong belief in what and where she is called to serve. She has a secret, and this secret is what adds to her conflict.
As alluded to on the back cover of the book is another member of the mining community who has a secret. This character also grows through the novel from someone who is insecure because of his father's actions to one who is willing to stand up in the face of danger.
Jan writes a delightful novel, and though it deals with the harsh occupation of the mountain people which is coal mining, she also protrays the profound sense of family and community that exists in the midst of such coarseness.
While I enjoy the skilfull writing of the author, the word paintings, and the sense of being there at the time of the story, I also appreciate how she weaves the love and attributes of God into the novel without coming across as preachy! Thank you again, Jan for sharing this story with your readers. I will be recommending this to my friends and fellow readers.
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In The Hammock Blog5 Stars Out Of 5Great novel!July 10, 2012In The Hammock BlogQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5This review was written for Skip Rock Shallows, Skip Rock Shallows Series #1.This was my first book by this author, and while it took awhile to get used to her style, I ended up really enjoying the story. At first, I thought the pace was a bit slow, and the characters and plot a bit too predictable. But soon, the characters and story were fleshed out and I really loved the slow, small town style of the story.
I think the things I enjoyed the most about the book were the setting of Skip Rock, KY, and the full, lively cast of supporting characters. Lilly's assistant, Ned, and her prickly but well-meaning friend, Almina, were two of my favorites. They really kept the story skipping right along. I also liked that the story had a lot of heart, but it wasn't a tear-jerker or depressing.
One drawback was that the romance seemed a little off for me. I really liked the characters together, but I felt like it wasn't really explained enough.
Overall, I really enjoyed this gentle, heart-warming novel.
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