MY REVIEW:
I have been reading Christian fiction for many years and have read several books dealing with the topic of historical Mormonism. Each one of them included pertinent facts about the dark and generally unknown history and practices of this religious group. For Time and Eternity has to be the most compelling personal story I have encountered on this subject.
For Time and Eternity is the story of Camilla, a young Iowa girl who is swept off her feet by Nathan, a young Mormon. Unhappy at home with a harsh father and a weak mother, Camilla is enticed to leave her home and join Nathan and his group on their journey to ‘Zion’. Overcome with love for Nathan, Camilla is baptized as a Mormon and marries him. Several years later, Camilla’s eyes become open to discrepancies in the rules and leadership of her new religion and she begins to question it. Her thorough grounding in the Bible as a child proves to be helpful to her spiritual strength and return to her true faith. Unfortunately, she is soon shunned by the community and tension develops between Camilla and Nathan.
An emotionally charged story, For Time and Eternity helped me to understand both the appeal of Mormonism and its dangers. My only complaint is that the ending left me hanging and wanting more of Camilla’s story. Unfortunately, I will have to wait for the sequel and sometimes I am not very good at waiting.
This book was provided for review by Rebeca Seitz with Glass Road Public Relations.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
When Camilla Deardon hears their songs coming on a breeze, they sound just like the songs in her own church. This is all she knows of the Mormons camping near her family’s farm. Mama and Papa warned her to stay away, but she doesn’t understand their fear, especially after meeting a young Mormon man named Nathan Fox. So handsome. So charming. His eyes hold the very image of this Zion he talks about, and his step seems a promise to take her there.
Though Camilla knows she should obey her parents, she can’t refuse her heart. But Nathan’s promises can never prepare her for what she will face in Utah. She’s been willing to share her husband’s faith, but can she share her marriage with another woman?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Allison Pittman is very familiar with the world of Mormonism. Her husband left it to become a Christian in high school and she grew up in Utah, the center of Mormonism in America. She now lives in San Antonio, the site of a new Mormon temple.
So when Allison writes an emotional story of a woman married to a member of the Mormon church–when she pens a story so gripping you don’t even realize you’re being shown the stark differences between Mormonism and Christianity, so deep are you within this woman’s heart and mind–readers are about to lose a night of sleep.
