The Ark and the Dove: The Story of Noah's Wife

I absolutely loved this book! It was so well written, so thought provoking, and the author told the story of Noah in a way that was true to the Bible. She took the basic story from Genesis 6 as her foundation, and then weaved a beautiful tapestry filled with biblical truth, but also through her characters made the story of Noah come alive as never before. The characters shared feelings that were real, and sometimes filled with doubt and pain, but always came back to trusting the Creator and His plan. This story really made me really slow down, and think about what Noah and his family must have gone through, and I was able to do that through each character, as the author gave each character a name, and they all had their own story to tell. Even though it is a fictional story, I was able to really relate to each character, and even though they had a lot of struggles, they united as a family, not perfectly as they were normal, but realized the only way through all God was asking of them was to work together! I also really loved how the author shared God's love alongside His judgment! He never wanted to destroy His beloved, and gave the people, through Noah, many opportunities to be saved, as He does today out of His great love for all His creation! And I also loved Noah's obedience...God spoke and he obeyed. His family doubted and struggled, but they persevered, trusted God, worked together, and then watched as God kept all His promises! So all that being said, this book was a complete joy to read, and is going on my favorites list alongside the authors previous book Daughter of Eden, and I give it 5 stars, and highly, highly recommend it! It really is a great book, and I loved it!