An Adventurous Spirit

The Nature Of A Lady by Roseanna M White is a fabulous Christian historical adventure suspense that I thoroughly enjoyed. It is the first book in The Secrets Of The Isles series which promises to be fantastic.

The action is set in 1906 on the Scilly Isles. It is a wild and rugged landscape full of secrets and mysteries. It is a place where everyone knows your name. We are reminded that God knows our name too, and He calls us to Him.

God will never leave us to face life alone. “You’re never alone… She knew… that he meant God.” God walks beside us, even if we do not acknowledge Him. “She wanted to believe… Is it enough… to believe that He knows you?” A character has been brought up on religion and not relationship. God longs for each one of us to know Him intimately.

We build relationship with God through prayer. “God? It seemed silly to pray for a cat… she finished her silent request.” We need to feel so comfortable with God that we can ask Him anything – big or small. God knows that if it bothers us, it bothers Him because He is our loving Heavenly Father.

God is ever present in times of need. “Help me, Father God. You’re the only one I have to turn to.” God always hears the cries of our hearts and will never leave us.

Within the book we have both science and God. They are not ‘either’/’or’ but both. “Science and faith do not need to be at odds.” We learn that “God was bigger than man’s finite understanding of Him.” We must be careful not to limit God. How big is your God?

There are always choices to be made. He “always had a choice. They came with consequences.” We need to own our choices.

We witness the pursuit of wealth, knowing that a downfall is sure to follow.

True treasure lies within the heart of God and the hearts of others.

1906 was a time that saw the world teetering on the edge of change. We see that a character is longing to escape from the norms of the time. She did not want to be constrained by a marriage match but chose to expand her horizons and seek adventure.

Also, at that time, the lines between the classes were eroding. There was the connecting of hearts rather than the confines of classes.

The natural landscape explodes into life under Roseanna M White’s marvellous pen.

I absolutely loved The Nature Of A Lady. It’s on to book two next.

JULIA WILSON