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Sadie's Song (A Tale of Three Mysteries #2)

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After I had bought and read this book for myself, and given it to someone to read, I went and bought two copies for a therapist friend to give to religious women patients who had abusive husbands. Written from a Christian perspective, Sadie's Song allows the heroine to wrestle with the question of how God could let her be so miserable. Or is God waiting for her to take the first step out of the seemingly hopeless situation? Among the book's many virtues is its honest portrayal of abuse in a seemingly normal churchgoing family. There are no angels or devils here, just people making wrong choices and sometimes pulling back from the brink.

Ms. Hall weaves a tight, exciting, and suspenseful tale from the first page. Written in the first person, Sadie's Song, artfully puts the reader into Sadie's head as she goes about "this little life of mine" as she refers to it. Sadie lives with an abusive husband and five kids and the insurmountable task of looking like the happy, contented wife of a godly husband. The signs of abuse are all around her, from her comments about hoping dinner will come out just the way Troy likes it to a son who sits under furniture and growls. A missing child, mysterious music that only Sadie seems to hear, and a friend with enough secrets of her own, will keep the reader turning pages. I loved reading this book and wondered as I neared the end how everything would be wrapped up in the few remaining pages.

If I thought Bette Nordberg's "Serenity Bay" was a fast-pace suspense, this one is catchy from the go - another one difficult to put down! We need a wider range to rate these books - one to five stars just isn't enough.

The writer, I'm sure, has a real feel of what having five small children would be like - the busy schedule and the constant interruptions, the whining and fighting. Sometimes, it probably would be tempting and easier to just give in to their tantrums. That would take care of the issue for the short term but it would cause a problem in the long run.

Sadie is just such a mother in this story with a grouchy husband who is one way in front of church members but totally different with his family. He's mean-tempered but that's not all. Sadie has a nagging feeling about her husband's involvement in something but she doesn't know if and who to talk to about this - afterall, it's just a feeling - maybe just a coincidence. Then she finds out something else and that "coincidence" is looking more like a reality and less like a "feeling".

Sadies Song is a page-turning, heart wrenching, inspiring book that grabs you from the beginning and doesnt let go. Theres a murder in town and another child is missing. Sadies husband has always been controlling and mean, but things are getting worse. Sad, tired and defeated, with five children and no help, how will Sadie survive the tribulations life has tossed at her? And who murdered the children? The book made me sad and it made me cry with happiness at the end. This is a wonderful, book with depth and meaning. Linda Hall is a fantastic writer.

Wow! Another extremely fine story by Linda Hall. A Christian woman, mainly because of Biblical values and principles, feels that she should stay with a very increasingly abusive and control-freak husband who also likes to keep her "barefoot and pregnant". There's also the likelihood that he could be involved in the disappearances of two young girls. How can she not take action?! How can she tolerate the way her children are treated by this monster? This story should certainly be a wake-up call for all wives and I think it would definitely be a meaningful, worthwhile read for any woman, regardless of age (but especially young ones) who is planning a marriage. Perhaps it should be a prerequisite for a Marriage License? The issues examined in this book are definitely real-life.

This book blew me away! If ever a book needs to be republished, this is the one. It opens the hurting world of Christian women who are being abused by their husbands unlike any other I have ever read. I ordered as many of them as I could find on the internet and gave them away. The thing I found the most insightful is that it is written in first person and, as such, reveals the innermost thoughts and reasonings of the abused wife and mother. I cried through many pages. The ending, though, is positive and shows the way out of a terrible situation.

This book gives you the perspective of an abused wife who is a very deeply devoted Christian who believes that all the faults in her marriage are related to her own failings, never wanting to admit that they could also be attributed to her husband. Having known women like this, I could easily identify with Sadie as she struggles to placate her husband and still maintain some semblance of a personal identity. The effect of their hidden family life on the children is sad and disturbing, especially when you read about how the husband was abused as a child--the cycle is just continuing on & on. The secondary story about a missing child and Sadie's developing friendship with the mother is interesting a provides an nice counterpoint to the situation at home.