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 | Divine by Karen Kingsbury | Reviewed by Harriet Klausner | |
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| Publisher: Tyndale House
http://www.tyndale.com ISBN: 1414307659 Genre: Fiction Subgenre: Psychological Release date: Apr 2006 Format: Hardcover Pages: 350 Price: $22.99 | |||
| In the DC area at one of her women’s shelters, Mary Madison is briefed by her receptionist, Leah Hamilton, that her newest resident, Emma Randall, looks suicidal and ready to bolt. Battered and with no hope, the twenty-three year-old Emma considers herself unworthy and ready to flee, now that her two young children are safe from their abusive father, Charlie. However, Leah softly gets Emma to meet with the legendary Mary, while four year-old Kami and two year-old Kaitlyn play with dolls.
Mary shocks the frightened Emma by asking if she should like to hear her story, not just the media account. Hesitantly Emma agrees, so Mary explains how Jesus loved her and saved her. She had been a little girl when her hooker mother took them to stay with her maternal Grandma Peggy, who gave the little girl a purse with scriptures inside. However, her mother had immediately removed them back to the streets. When she scored a three-day job with out-of-town johns, her mom left Mary with her pimp -- the last time they saw one another. From that moment Mary had battled the seven demons that lead to sin and helplessness, until she had met a believer who introduced her to Jesus. This is a terrific modernization of Mary Magdalene, living in Washington, DC, and using her story to encourage other people, especially women, that hope lies with Jesus. Mary’s tale is told in flashbacks, which enhances how far she has come. Karen Kingsbury provides a deep character study of how one woman with help overcame seven contemporary demons (drugs, prostitution, etc.) but also makes no apologies that the author believes the path is with Jesus; readers who want a clear split between state and religion may find the religious message overbearing, but everyone will agree that Ms. Kingsbury provides an entreating parable starring a modernized Magdalene. | |||
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