On Shifting Sand
is a story told through Nola’s point of view of her life as a mother and wife
living through the years of the Dust Bowl.
This was a powerful story showing a woman’s courage and sacrifice while
trying to keep her home and children as clean and as healthy as possible during
the ravaging dust storms that so often did take the lives of those caught out
in them. Nola has an interesting relationship
with her father, who she is not sure even cares for her and as well as
abandonment issues in her marriage with her husband who is the pastor of their
town’s church. Trying to be the strong
woman her husband insists she is and battling nature itself, Nola becomes a
worn down shell of a woman she once was.
So she was easy pickings for the drifter friend of her husband’s to take
advantage of and lead her into an adulterous relationship. This is a story of a Christian who falls into
sin and the effects of the sin on mind, body, and soul. This is also a story of forgiveness and
grace. Thank you, Ms. Pittman, for
writing such a different Christian novel.
I received a copy of this book for an honest review from The Book Club
Network, Inc. (TBCN) and the opinions are my own.
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