Name: Jeni Enjaian's review of Not a Sparrow Falls by Linda Nichols
Item: Not a Sparrow Falls
Rating: 4
Author: Jeni Enjaian

Linda Nichols

Mary Bridget Washburn was tired of running, tired of being haunted by the empty shell her life had become. How in the world had the little girl she'd once been become a woman on the wrong side of the law? Taking on a new identity, Mary Bridget escapes to the bustling city of Alexandria, Virginia. There, her path crosses that of Alasdair MacPherson, a widowed pastor with three young children and daunting problems of his own. Mary Bridget longs to bring happiness to the deeply troubled family, but she seems an unlikely candidate to help. Can Mary Bridget hide her tainted past long enough to bring hope to a family falling apart? This book is a heart-tugging tale about the extraordinary struggles that turn ordinary people into heroes.

Not a Sparrow Falls

Jeni Enjaian

I am surprised that I have not reviewed this book yet.
When I picked up the book I must admit that I did so with a bit of wariness. I have read some of Nichols' more recent work and have been disappointed. I wondered if my glasses had had a bit of a rose tint to them when I reread this book three years ago. 
Turns out, my glasses were quite clear. This is a beautiful book. Nichols' language sparkles in the narrative, creating characters that pop off the page. Her imagery paints beautiful pictures free from clichés that often mar Christian fiction. While the ending ties everything up a little too neatly for my realist tending to pessimist point of view, everything about this book is what well-written fiction should be.
This book stays in my collection.

Trying to escape her past, a young woman nannies for a family unable to move beyond grief. A Christy Award finalist.

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