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At age 9, Mara knows many things (how to do laundry, for instance), but there are lots of things she doesn't know--like her mother or her father or even God.
Description:
Nine-year-old Mara loves playing Nancy Drew with her
best friend, Camilla. But then there are big mysteries that Mara's
afraid to share: Who is her mother? Her father? And how can she
stop the biggest criminal of all, General?
Watching the Tree Limbs
ISBN-13:
9781576839263
Trim Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4
Cover: Paperback
384
Pages
$12.99
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(55% off retail)
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Available in Spanish
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Touching, Healing...
I was moved by the title to begin with, and wondered how that came to be.
Once I began the journey into Watching the Tree Limbs, and Maranatha's life, I knew I could never turn back. DeMuth opens your heart to the tragic life of a little girl with no one to love her, and many who hurt her. But as lost as she is, she is never alone, and she is able to find God in the nooks and crannies of her life.
Watching the Tree Limbs is a journey you will not soon forget into all the why's of our faith, and the pain life can bring. I found myself re-discovering answers to my own questions, and can't wait to read book #2 in this series, Wishing on Dandelions
Posted by
Trish Berg
on
9/23/2006 11:43:00 AM
A Sensitive Subject Addressed with Grace
In the pages of Watching the Tree Limbs, Mary DeMuth threads mystery throughout the book. Who is nine-year old Mara? Why won’t the people in her life answer her many questions to her satisfaction? And why does she always feel so out of place?
Mary’s well-developed and multi-faceted main character will tug at your heart, while the actions of people in Mara’s life make you want to reach into the pages to pull Mara into your arms to save her. But you can’t. So, even though the first chapter leaves you heartbroken and horrified, you must read on. Surely redemption can be found.
With a sure hand, DeMuth guides her reader through several touchy issues with acute sensitivity. When you conclude the book, you’ll be saddened to leave Mara. I wanted to continue to read to see where Mara’s path in life would lead. To my delight, Mary DeMuth has graced us with a few pages from her follow-up novel, Wishing on Dandelions, set to release late 2006.
I picked up this book intending to read a couple chapters before bedtime. I read about a third before I knew it. I have no doubt you’ll do the same. An engrossing and inspiring read. Highly recommended.
Posted by
Donna J. Shepherd, Author
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6/17/2006 7:21:00 PM
Heartrending, yet Redemptive
Mara Weatherall doesn’t know she doesn’t belong anywhere. She thinks her parents are dead and that Aunt Elma is her aunt. What nine-year-old wouldn’t? But after Aunt Elma’s mysterious death and the unwanted appointments with the bully, General, Mara learns she doesn’t belong anywhere—not even in the big white house with silent Mr. Winningham. Or does she?
Mary DeMuth weaves a heartrending story of Mara’s search for family—and the unusual place in which she finds it. By the time all the threads are neatly tied together and Zady relates Mara’s history to her, the reader is hard put not to cry along. Secrets and lies almost destroy Mara, but truth-telling sets her on a path toward freedom.
It was a genuine delight to experience this story, even through the hard parts. The redemptive ending rang true, allowing the reader’s heart to mend along with Mara’s.
Posted by
One More Writer
on
4/26/2006 4:47:00 PM
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