For Time & Eternity (Book Review / Blog Tour)

Camilla--the daughter of a harsh, undemonstrative father and a kind but fearful mother--is 15 when she meets Nathan, handsome and charming.  In spite of her parents' warnings to stay away from "those people ... the Mormons," she is irresistably drawn to Nathan.  When Camilla is forced to choose between her parents and Nathan, she chooses him.  For Time & Eternity is the story of the discoveries and consequences that follow that choice.

For Time & Eternity by Allison Pittman is the first book in the Sister-Wife series.  The story begins in rural Iowa in 1850 and ends in Utah, several years later.  The first-person perspective allows us to see through Camilla's eyes, to feel her joy and her sadness, and to understand her responses to the changes that are, for the most part, imposed on her.

I found myself standing in Camilla's shoes:  I could relate to her giddiness, her deep sadness, her doubts, and her fears.  This is a book that I couldn't put down, and I stayed up far too late one night to finish reading it.  I'm already looking forward to the second book in the Sister-Wife series, Forsaking All Others, due out in Summer 2011.

The book includes a reading group guide with information from the author and discussion questions.  It also contains a preview of Forsaking All Others.  The preview included a surprise that changed the way I felt at the end of For Time & Eternity.  In itself, that's neither good nor bad, but it definitely left me eager to read Forsaking All Others!

For more information:

• Tyndale House product page, For Time & Eternity (read the first chapter, see the video trailer)
• Allison Pittman website (purchasing links and more about the author)
• For Time & Eternity on Amazon.com (my affiliate link)

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Disclosure: I received a copy of this book, at no cost to me, for review purposes. Thanks to Tyndale House and Glass Road PR for the opportunity to review this book. This post contains an affiliate link: If you click through my Amazon.com link and complete a purchase, I will receive a small commission. Thanks for supporting my blog!