I literally just finished reading this book and I am still undecided about it. It was not my kind of book, but it was compelling from beginning to end. The focus is on a young woman, Elisa, 16 years old when we meet her on her wedding day, who has been chosen as the bearer of the Godstone. The Godstone is literally a gem that was placed in her navel by God when she was a baby. The author did a really unusual thing...made the heroine a chunky lass and drew a lot of attention to it. Her body changes as much as her spirit, maturity and wisdom throughout the story. The author has a message there, too. In fact, there's even a note from the author at the end that is definitely worth reading regarding a different kind of glass ceiling that women face not only from men, but from other women. Elisa learns to be a leader and finds strength she never imagined she could possess. I definitely recommend this book to younger readers, it's a Truman award nominee this year, even though I have no interest in carrying on with the series.
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