The Prodigal Heart: A Sweet Inspirational Romance, relationship, love story, contemporary

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Forester, is young and rather drab in her big glasses and shapeless dress. Things aren't looking good until she starts to read from a tattered copy of Browning's poems. Her voice pulls him in, along with many of his classmates, with her love of the poetry and clear understanding of the poet's meaning. Soon the students are discussing the verses she's read and beginning to get a glimpse of the poet's mind. A wonderfully written book with great characters and a plot that unfolds to allow you to see the hurt and hardship in their lives.

I highly recommend this book. If you like 'action' books, this is not the story for you. If you don't enjoy Jane Austen's writings, this isn't the book for you. This is a slow moving tale of a repressed college professor with seriously low self-esteem. It's also the story of a former corporate-raider who is in deep grief over the death of his wife. He is so paralyzed with grief that he barely leaves his apartment and his sister is extremely worried about him.

She challenges him to audit the professor's class on Jane Austen books. During this process, they fall in love with each other. I didn't enjoy this book very much. It a a syllabus, of sorts, for a high school honors or college Literature course. It shares means and methods to think deeper when reading poems and prose. This author writes from a spiritual-psychological-intellectual POV. She devoted herself to teaching and challenging students to look deeper into the poetry and books of a gentler time and relate them to life in the present day.

Jonathon had experienced tremendous loss and spiraled into a hopeless depression. When he accepted the challenge of his twin sister to audit a literature class at the local college, it changed his life and opened his heart to a deeper love. Elizabeth was that teacher that all teachers strive to be with their students.

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In helping Jonathon, as he showed her what Love was, she was able to break free from her own past and the fears she lived with. Stallings showed how understanding the characters in the works of Browning and Austen strengthens understanding self and others. Far from being stuffy, these made the unfolding romance even better.

She is a truly gifted writer. All of her books have a great message to tell and this one lives on long after reading the last romantic words. Are unique perspective, interesting characters, wit, warmth, and charm. A wonderful teacher who improves your understanding of Browning and Austen. More than a parallel of pride and prejudice, well it gives a nod to the story it is a story of its own with its own Joys and hurdles. I appreciated the analogy of the room and store or use in life. I would love to take a class from Elizabeth. I was a bit disappointed in the lack of spiritual development.

The spiritual aspect of life was discussed fleetingly as one of the four dimensions of a story in life. There are opportunities that could have easily linked to further discussion of how that fits in with Christ and our Christian. There were a few prayers sprinkled into the story. A story that will make you think, laugh, and wish you could give esp I ally Elizabeth a hug! Healing, redemption, unbelievable happiness from a broken background all wrapped up in strong Christian principals, the love of literature and the lessons to be gained by thinking deeply about great classic books made this an unforgettable yet unspectacular love story for me.

It did not need to go to extremes to make a good impression. In its simplicity this story encompassed so much that is permanent and life changing without being preachy or shallow.

Timeless Love: Romantic Stories that Span the Ages

Well done Staci Stallings for the courage to write a beautiful story, never compromising God's standards but revealing His plan for love between a man and woman based on mutual respect. I loved this book although I thought a few places were a little lengthy on the inner feelings. I believe this book hits on the battles that most of us face with loss or the past or even trying to please others rather than go for what is in our hearts. It shows the freedom being real can be. It also very vividly shows how each of our lives effect those around us and how with just a hand up and some encouragement we can bring people from despair to victory and to greatness.

I would recommend this book to anyone, but understand it may cause you to examine who you are and who you are living for. Sweet, Ggentle , kind Romance. I found this book to be challenging. I have not read the classics or poetry for many, many years, and to think back on those stories and poems, and try to dredge some meaning from them would be hopeless, but the gift from this author, in this book, she provided us with a teacher, Elizabeth, who loved to teach, and who challenged her students to find a deeper meaning. I also enjoyed the romance of the book. I felt the book was slow reading to start with, but stayed up to 3: See all reviews.

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Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. Rachel, with the help of her in and out of love business partner, is running a successful tutoring company. When her first and lost love appears out of the blue, asking for her help with his son, she accepts, though her mind warns her to be cautious. Will love win out or will the pressure of having successful careers force these two apart once again.

This is a sweet and fast read. Rachel is a strong main character, even though I felt like she fell for Jonathan faster than I would have expected. It was nice that the focus of the story was on her. Jonathan was an alright hero. Because we stayed with Rachel for most of the story, I don't think I saw him enough to really know whether I liked him or not. Occasionally, the narrative switched to his perspective and thought, but this is done sparingly.

This made the change jarring and didn't help understand him much. The storyline is entertaining, if a bit predictable. The inspirational aspects are done with a light hand. For readers who enjoy a contemporary tale with a little inspiration thrown in, you won't go wrong with this novel. We all either know or was a prodigal.

This book encourages us and shows how God continues to reach out for them. It is a great read. It was a slow read. Some people would like this other book not so much. I am moving on.

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