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Seventeen-year-old-Hope rebels against an arranged marriage in medieval England. Her uncle, Baron John of Colchester, schools her in languages and especially in the Scriptures while her betrothed, Richard, remains missing after pursuing fame and the Church’s approval in the Crusades. Robert,... read more
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All the issues facing a young woman today confront Hope in Medieval England. How dare her uncle rule her life and force her to marry his son, twenty years her senior, and ignore the claims of handsome Robert, the Earl's son? Robert would never selfishly take her virginity, using women like his... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Hope: Daughter of an English nobleman, strong-willed, reluctantly becoming educated under her uncle's strict tutelage, beginning to understand the claim God has on her life but unwilling to submit. Small in stature, considered beautiful, able to outrun boys in a footrace, black hair, blue eyes, seventeen years old.
- Robert: son of the earl who rules Hope's part of England, he is handsome, wilfull, determined to have his way with Hope, he says to marry her, but he also wants to "overcome her maidenly reserve."
- Baron John: Tall, stern, sickly uncle of Hope. Tries to teach her to study the Scriptures for herself. Trusts God to bring back his "prodigal son" Richard from the Crusades.
- Sir Chris: A returned Crusader who claims he has dishonored his family name and seeks to be reconciled with his father. Very tall, black hair slightly graying, dark eyes, a long scar on his cheek, powerfully built and almost superhumanly strong, but plagued by unexplained fits of weakness. Walks with a limp, wears a red tunic with the image of a roaring black lion, an unknown family heraldic image to those who see it. He speaks fluent Arabic and sings with a wonderful voice. Very knowledgeable about the Scriptures and Church matters.
- Hugo Brun de March: French knight returned from the Crusades. Tall, strongly built, fair-complexioned, hawk-nosed, pale-eyed,speaks with a heavy accent. Claims to travel to families of missing Crusaders and to tell them their loved ones' fates.
Quotes edit
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“I am sorry I was not able to help you, Lady Hope. I am sorry, too, that you were not persuaded to know Christ."”
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First Sentence edit
"sum, es, est," I intoned. "Summus estis," sunt."
Authors & Contributors edit
- Mary Findley (Author)
Notes for Parents edit
Reading Level: Young AdultsDeals with temptation to premarital sex but this is condemned and no act occurs. Teenage rebellion is treated as wrong and purity, obedience, and reliance on Scriptures are strongly emphasized. Violence typical of the medieval time period occurs, sword fighting, instances of flogging and torture (but not extensive detail), violent deaths.
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Findley Family Video Publications: Educational, History, Science, biblical view of culture, disestablishing secular humanism as America's established religion.
Movie Connections edit
- link to YouTube video teaser for this title: Diary of a Christian Dog http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsBveZ56eAU
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