About the Book:
Lochiel Ogle was born with a red-wine birthmark--and it put her life in jeopardy from the moment she entered the world. Mountain folks called it "the mark of the devil," and for all the evil that has plagued her nineteen-year existence, Lochiel is ready to believe that is true. And the evil surely took control of the mind of the boy who stole her as an infant, bringing her home for his mother to raise.
Abused and abandoned by the only people she knows as family, Lochiel is rescued by a peddler and given the first glimpse of love she has ever known. The truth of her past is gradually revealed as is the fact that she is still hunted by a brother driven to see her dead. Unsure if there's anyone she can truly trust, Lochiel is faced with a series of choices: Will she continue to run for escape or will she face her past and accept the heartbreaking secrets it reveals? Which will truly free her?
Set in the wild and beautiful Appalachian Mountains of nineteenth-century East Tennessee, Liar's Winter is an unflinching yet inspirational exploration of prejudice and choice.
My Thoughts:
“Kindness is from the soul. It’s gived ‘cause it can’t help but be gived.” (p.50)
Lochiel Ogle couldn’t begin to comprehend the life giving truth of
these words when she heard them. Lochiel
is what I consider a tragic character, suffering innocently at the hands of
desperate, ignorant people. Her story is
told with powerful, beautiful prose, and the process of transformation unfolds
in unexpected and unusual ways in the hills of Tennessee. This story is one that spans a couple of
decades in a family’s history, and, as truth is revealed, the reader’s heart is
painfully stretched to choose kindness.
I love a book that compels me to highlight and underline passages just
so I can return to the words and savor their beauty. Cindy Sproles tells such a story, and,
through her prose, she creates characters that come to vivid life and cause you
to laugh and weep right along with them as they experience their story. Sproles really illustrates grace, time and
time again, as her characters strive to find freedom and truth as they are relentlessly pursued by an evil
that seems to know no bounds. I’ll be
honest, there are characters in this book that I could not muster an ounce of
kindness for.
This book is filled with the truth of the gospel told and expressed
through the lives of these characters and their circumstances. I believe this is why this novel is so
incredibly powerful. I also love the way
Sproles illustrated the living power of God’s Word and its transformational
influence on the hearts of all who receive it! This book is SO RICH!!! I can’t recommend it highly enough!!
About the Author:
Cindy K. Sproles is the author of devotions published in newspapers across the country and a teacher at Christian writers conferences. She spent her formative years showing off her beloved Appalachian Mountains to others, and she and her family still live in the mountains of East Tennessee. Visit Cindy at www.cindysproles.com.
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