Lord Over All

The Secrets Beneath by Kimberley Woodhouse is a marvellous Christiaan historical novel that I thoroughly enjoyed. It is the first book in the Treasures Of The Earth series which is going to be fabulous.

The novel is set in 1878 in Wyoming. It concerns the topic of paleontology, and especially women trying to break into this field. It was a very male dominated area and one into which females were very much disregarded. We join a father-daughter team who are both equally knowledgeable.

At the time that the book is set, there was a separation of science and religion in some minds. The lead characters realized that these two areas were not mutually exclusive but actually go hand in hand.

Life is a spiritual battle. We can have demons warring within us as well as around us. “Shut it out [the darkness]… grab onto the light.” The light will always defeat the darkness and we must keep our eyes fixed on Jesus. We see that at His Name the demons will flee.

A character is tender-hearted, determined to see the goodness in everyone. Her light draws out the darkness. Her kindness is infectious.