Abish: Mother of Faith

Abish #2

by K.C. Grant

The people of the covenant have abandoned all weapons of war and have buried their swords deep in the earth. Although she perseveres, raising Jarum and Miriam on her own, Abish battles to embrace forgiveness. will this mother be able to find love again even while she tries to rekindle the strong faith she once had?

Genres: Lds Fiction, Historical Fiction, Lds, Religion, Adult, Historical

251 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 2011

About the author

K.C. Grant loves to write! From bad poetry at the age of seven to not-too-much-later attempts at a novel where the main character was a talkative red-haired girl (yes, that wasn't very creative) she has loved to create stories. In her adult career, she has written for family oriented magazines like BackHome, Parents and Kids, The Washington Family and LDSLiving. She was so excited about the release of her first novel in 2010, "Abish: Daughter of God." A sequel, "Abish: Mother of Faith" continues the story of Abish and focuses on the mothers of the stripling warriors.

K.C. will also get to continue her fascination with the setting of Mexico (this time with a modern twist) when her suspense novel titled "Venom" which came out January 2012.

She also belongs to three writers' groups and various other organizations that keep her very busy.

Reviews

[Valerie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this and really enjoyed how the author wove her story into the Book of Mormon. Beautiful.
Next day—I’ve been thinking about these books and realized some things I’d never thought about. While reading this part of the Book of Mormon, because it’s so abbreviated, I’d never realized how much time had occurred and how much the Ammonites had suffered and that they were forced to pull up stakes and move, not once, but twice, which echoes the sufferings of the early Saints in Church History. And, because of age or illness many people they loved were left behind. Such beautiful faith. Could we do the same?

[Cindy Marcusen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading the book, however as it progressed it was choppy and didn't flow well. It seemed the author was trying to finish quickly and stuff too much in before ending. The societal rules and ways of today were mashed with those of a presumably Jewish type community. some things seemed researched and others not. women were not allowed to tag along with the guys to meetings etc. The romance scenes seemed added for interest? Just seemed awkward. For just a fun quick read it was enjoyable.

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a continuation of KC Grant's "Abish: Daughter of God." Abish's journey continues as the Lamanites turn on each other as religious unrest grows throughout the land of Ishmael. She and her young children flee to Zarahemla with the other Nephites, but the challenges aren't over. Years of war takes its toll and even the most faithful are put to the ultimate test.

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

It hadn’t occurred to me before reading this that Abish could have been one of the mothers of the stripping warriors. I like how historical fiction helps to put in perspective some of the timelines in the scriptures. In this story we see how the Ammonites are driven from place to place and can imagine what it would have been like to be there. I really like feeling like I was living the experience with the characters in this story. Because there is so much to cover, the story jumped around a bit. Still, there were tears in my eyes at the end.

[Sandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story line was a great idea, following the Lamanite people for that time period, but came off a little disconnected and forced. I'd hoped it would flow more smoothly. Or maybe I just wasn't quite on board with the interpretation of two main characters.

[James Biser · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great way to look at the stories of the Book of Mormon. Everyone is familiar of the stories Helaman’s Army of Stripling Warriors. This book allows the reader to see the tale from the eyes of one of the mothers of these brave young men.

[Jamille Parks · Rating 1 out of 5]

I know it's bad, but it was boring and I mostly skimmed it.

[Lisa Dickson · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Barbara Lovejoy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book!

[Carolyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

While I love the first book due to the knowledge we do actualy have about Abish, this second one is not entirely backed by anything in the Book of Mormon. The creative license here in the second book would be even more wonderful if we knew what had actually happened to Abish after the events in King Lamoni's court.
But to link her with the mothers of the 2000 stripling warriors of the people of Ammon does sound plausible.
I did enjoy this second one though and I do recommend it of you love good fiction.

[Vernon Ray · Rating 4 out of 5]

Leave it to K.C. Grant to pull a bonus novel out of a character from one passage of scripture, just by doing a little math. It does follow that Abish, had she been the age as in the first book, would have been one of the mothers who taught the Stripling Warriors to have faith.

Not as cohesive as the first one, this one covers a lot of ground, and a lot of time. It's more like a bunch of books bound together.

[Rachel Robins · Rating 3 out of 5]

This made for a very nice Sunday read as I was at home sick all day:) Grant writes a second book about the Book of Mormon character Abish by imagining her life after the account in the scriptures ends. The emphasis is on the character, rather the plot or the time period, but I found it to be a good read with nice tie-ins to scriptures.

[H.B. Moore · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a continuation of KC Grant's "Abish: Daughter of God." Abish's journey continues as the Lamanites turn on each other as religious unrest grows throughout the land of Ishmael. She and her young children flee to Zarahemla with the other Nephites, but the challenges aren't over. Years of war takes its toll and even the most faithful are put to the ultimate test.

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great book. I liked it. Sometimes I wanted to scream at the characters. Overall it was great. I wish she would do another one. Sometimes the book seemed a bit rushed like she skipped to much time. But I loved it. :D

[Nephi Jenks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rated PG.
This is definitely a woman's book, with many themes that a woman will relate to. I on the other hand was looking for a little more action. I wish I could have listened to the first book, but it was not in audio book form

[Lois · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the first book Grant wrote about Abish and I enjoyed this one too. It really does make one think about what it might have been like in those times. It could have happened the way this author portrays it. It makes the Book of Mormon come a live.

[Apzmarshl · Rating 3 out of 5]

A long story for a person mentioned one time in scripture. However it helped make sense of the battles that were raging at the time. Finally culminating in a very small part about the stripling warriors.

[Kami · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great story but I felt the author rushed a bit too much. I loved the characters though and hope the author will continue to write more for me to check out. :)

[K.C. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I guess if you don't pat yourself on the back--who will!

[Tenille · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great sequel to Abish Daughter of God. In this one she must rely on her faith to get her through some really tough times! Sometimes it wavered... but just for a moment!

[Cheri · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice story on what Abish's life might have been like being a part of the Anti-Nephi-Lehies.

[Jodee Clark · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lovely story of triumph and faith.

[Momruns5 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Listened to it. I don't know if I was just in a distracted time frame while listening to this or it was the books fault. It was interesting to think of the people of those days though.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting but somewhat melancholy. The stripling warrior thing was a very minor part of the book, still I did enjoy it.

[Kandi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the extension to Abish's life, trials, patience, and great faith.

[Ines · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not as good as the first book. A little too long-winded for me.

[Vicki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful follow-up yo Abish! I loved it!

[Arielle B · Rating 5 out of 5]

AMAZING!!!!

[Amber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good & Interesting Read.
Squeaky Clean Rating: 5 Stars

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enduring the ravishes of war and losing her beloved Jared because of hatred, and then raising her children alone because of it--Abish a remarkable woman.