The Captive Bride: 1659 (The House of Winslow #2) (Paperback)

by Gilbert Morris (Author)

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Product Description
The Captive Bride follows the Winslow family as they assist in the building of a great nation. With courage and spirit, Rachel Winslow stands up to the enemies of freedom. Can she face unjust imprisonment—even death—without retreat? Book 2 from the bestselling House of Winslow series.

About the Author
Gilbert Morris was a pastor before becoming an English professor and earning a Ph.D. at the University of Arkansas. Gilbert has been a consistent bestselling author in the Christian market for many years. He and his wife live in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers; Repack edition (June 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076422915X
• ISBN-13: 978-0764229152
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #377,381 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars First book was great, second book definitely lacking, September 4, 2000

By	classicsfan (utah) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Captive Bride (The House of Winslow #2) (Paperback)

I was thrilled with the first book in this series. It was so well done. It would make a great movie. But the second book, Captive Bride, was very disappointing. The plot jumps a quite a few years every few chapters. None of the characters were fully developed, not even the heroine. The author was trying to fit two separate stories into one book and didn't succeed.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book has everything...love, family, history , religion, January 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Captive Bride (The House of Winslow #2) (Paperback)

I have read the whole series of the house of winslow and would highly recommend it to anyone who loves a good romanc mixed with history, family and religion. It holds your attention throughout the whole book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Rather frustrating, May 31, 2005

By	fantasy rules - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Captive Bride (The House of Winslow #2) (Paperback)

I had a hard time reading this book. I got tired of reading a sermon on every other page. This book also skipped too much time. I felt that Gilbert Morris was in too big of a hurry to write about the Revolutionary War that he left out several stories that could have been told. I continued with this series for about 12 books then gave up. The third through fifth books were my favorite. Adam and his nephew Paul are two of my favorite heros in the series. Morris does a good job making them multi-dimensional. I was disappointed in the later books, I felt that he ran out of stories after he ran out of wars. (Though it doesn't look like he's made it to WWII, yet. Maybe I'll come back then.)

This series is great for people who like historical fiction, just don't believe all that you read in it. The witch trials in this book especially. Morris has taken extreme literary license to make his characters fit into history. In fact, many of the events he portrays as real are completely made up. I got frustrated because I happened to be studing Salem in school at the time and what he was writing didn't really match what happened.

A great read for Morris fans, but everyone else should be a little wary.