God’s Handmaiden (Morris, Gilbert)

Editorial Reviews. From the Back Cover. A historical and romantic adventure woven around the story of Florence Nightingale. Gervase Howard is in her.
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She is sent to live with her aunt and uncle on the estate where they work.

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There, she will help her aunt as a servant to the Wingate family. Despite her status, Gervase begins to have feelings for the eldest son, Davis, who is kind to her.

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Davis becomes engaged to a woman of his own class. Because Gervase is a godly young woman and knows her feelings for Davis are wrong, she leaves the Wingates and enters the service of the Nightingale family. She is assigned as maid to their outspoken daughter, Florence.

The characters are endearing, and almost all have redeeming qualities that shine through in the end. Genre Inspirational , Romance. Reviewed by Nan Curnutt. RSS feeds are a way of keeping up with new content on the HNS website without having to keep checking back to see if we have added anything new. Recommended only to readers who can't get enough inspirational historical fiction. Jun 13, Triss rated it liked it. I learned a lot about the Crimea war and Florence Nightengale by reading this. I think it is a young adult book? May 18, Elizabeth rated it it was amazing.


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Gervase Howard is a young fifteen year old girl who is thrown into a frightening new world when she loses her Mother, and is sent to live with her aunt and uncle at their home of Kimberly, where they work as the head cook and gardener. She takes along her trusted friend and furry kitty companion Mr. Bob, and is befriended by the master and mistress's oldest son Davis who she develops feelings for as the years pass.

Through encounters with bullies, and in one instance almost losing her furry friend Gervase Howard is a young fifteen year old girl who is thrown into a frightening new world when she loses her Mother, and is sent to live with her aunt and uncle at their home of Kimberly, where they work as the head cook and gardener. Through encounters with bullies, and in one instance almost losing her furry friend, Gervase's feelings for Davis grow deeper as time passes, so when he becomes engaged to be married she leaves the Kimberly home to be a companion and ladies maid to Florence Nightingale; and will eventually work with her to take care of soldiers during the Crimean War.

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During this time Gervase again meets up with Davis who has left home and joined the war effort because of problems in his marriage, and unhappiness at work. After returning home from the war Gervase works with Florence and a friend for awhile then finds herself back at Kimberly, as for what happens next you should read to find out ; The characters in the book were warm and easy to relate to, it was an easy book to read and I did not want to put it down.

The only thing that I would change is that the ending was very predictable, and during the last few chapters I figured out exactly what was going to happen so it got a little taxing I think it could've been shortened quite a bit, other than that I loved the plot, and the idea of the book and its characters in general. For other reviews check out my blog http: Apr 18, Gerald Curtis rated it it was amazing. This was my second Gilbert Morris book and I really loved it. I was sad when the story had to conclude and I had to give up my relationship with the characters.

My first exposure to Morris was called "One by One," a rather far-fetched plot with blatant, unabashed Christian preaching by one of the characters. God's Handmaiden, on the other hand, was a delightful historical kind of novel, not about Florence Nightingale so much as fictional characters who ended up serving with her.

I really enjoyed l This was my second Gilbert Morris book and I really loved it.

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I really enjoyed learning some about that time in history, and found the story line and characters compelling. It even had a serious challenge to the characters at the end, with no possibility of things working out as I wanted to, so far as I could predict. Dec 31, Lynnda Ell rated it really liked it Shelves: The horrors of war in the 19th century make the battlefield destruction of the 21st century look humane.

Going to war during that era, was a death sentence. Rampant diseases, little or no care of the wounded, and a cavalier attitude about supplying soldiers with food made the risks of death almost a certainty. Florence Nightingale's work to improve care of the war wounded is the backdrop of this romance that Gilbert Morris treats with his usual excellent writing style.

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The twists and turns of th The horrors of war in the 19th century make the battlefield destruction of the 21st century look humane. The twists and turns of the plot and the fully dimensional people in this novel will encourage me to read it more than once. Oct 02, Barbara rated it really liked it Shelves: This is great Christian historical fiction. It contains a wonderful account of some of the activities and accomplishments of Florence Nightingale as part of the novel.

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She is not the main character, but an important one. I loved the fact that there was a plot twist I did not totally expect, and romance, faith, moral dilemmas, moral failures and their consequences, and mystery are all present. The only reason it did not get five stars from me were that some of the scenes dealing with the war were This is great Christian historical fiction.

The only reason it did not get five stars from me were that some of the scenes dealing with the war were a little too drawn out for me, but I do recommend this book if you love history. Jan 26, Mary rated it it was amazing. What a wonderful read! This incredible story of an orphan, love, attempted murder, and the love of God all wrapped around the story of Florence Nightingale! I enjoy these kinds of stories because I learn so much of the history of an area and era, war times, medicine, the profession of nursing! If you missed this one a few years ago, please pick it up and enjoy!

You will be glad you did. Good writing, good story, good characters. Jul 31, Dawnmcd rated it really liked it. I always enjoy Mr. This one was no exception. A nice easy romance with nice detail about the time period that made to interested to find out more.


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I like how it has shades of Jane Eyre to it as well. Feb 14, Omi rated it really liked it Shelves: Inspite some of my dislikes about this book, one thing that really gripped me in this book was the fact that it has some great historical content, including some detailed thigns about Florence Nightingale. I also really liked one of the sub-characters and how her part in the story turned out.

Mar 06, Jessica rated it it was amazing. May 09, Stephanie rated it really liked it. Jan 28, Sue rated it liked it. A new author for me - found it in a Christian Fiction display at the library. Good bits of history mixed with a nice love story. Jun 14, Melissa rated it it was amazing Shelves: Aug 19, Kim rated it it was amazing. He is a really good author I came across his books in the library and really enjoyed reading them.