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I finished this book last night and was prepared to give it 3 stars. It was enjoyable. However, I laid in bed for a long time thinking about it, and my mind has been going back to it all morning, so I decided to give it 4.

This is an interesting story about 4 generations of women and how their choices have had an effect on each other. I really enjoy the way the stories are linked together - the background story that makes them all important. I also appreciate that the characters are all different. You get 4 completely different love stories in one novel, and the relationships are all unique.

I think the thing that interests me the most is seeing people from different points of view. For example, the first sub-story is about the relationship between Friedrich and Louis. You see Friedrich from his wife's point of view. Then, you hear their daughter Emma's story. Emma's view of her father is obviously very different than his wife's. That really struck me in the next generation. Grace's view of her husband as opposed to her daughter Suzanne's view of her father. See, now my mind is wandering back to the story and getting me thinking again ... maybe I should go back and change my rating to 5 stars. :)

It did feel a little 'preachy' to me, but maybe that is because it's the first time I've read a Protestant/Christian novel.