Though the Darkness Hide Thee by Susan Wise Bauer

by Susan Wise Bauer

Mike and Amanda move to Virginia in hopes of a new beginning but are faced with hostility, resentment, feuds, and even murder. How they manage to cope through it all and keep their faith makes compelling and inspiring reading from acclaimed author Susan Wise Bauer.

Genres: Fiction

Mass Market Paperback

First published May 1, 1998

About the author

Susan Wise Bauer is an American author, English instructor of writing and American literature at The College of William and Mary, and founder of Well-Trained Mind Press (formerly Peace Hill Press).

Reviews

[Meghan Davis strader · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Susan Wise Bauer. She’s my hero. Seriously. So, when I found out she had written a few novels of adult fiction, I added them to my wish list and received this for Christmas. I finally had space in my reading schedule to pick it up. This is an easy read. It took me 2 days. I was intrigued by the characters and loved the town she created for her story. Lots of complex characters. Well, lots of complex male characters. Her female characters were not as strong as I hoped. Since Susan Wise Bauer has done so much (full-time professor, homeschooler, speaker, publisher, farmer, writer, etc) I was hoping for a heroine more like the author. It didn’t quite deliver what I was expecting. For example, the matriarch of the family is worried she won’t have a man to take care of her so she covers up the murder of her sister-in-law for 30 years. The other women are various grades of mentally unstable to the point where a few words from men can have them committing suicide or leaving their husbands for the no-good male that comes along. Even the heroine seems to just float through the story, acting merely as narrator. I did enjoy the book, I just wish the women in it had more depth.

[Rev. Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mike and Amanda Clement are going back to Little Croft, Virginia, the rural town where Amanda grew up. They hope to find a new beginning(a pastoral ministry for Mike, who has just completed his seminary training, and a start for Amanda's teaching career. Plus they'll be surrounded by family and the beauties of the Virginia countryside. Instead, what they find are ancient resentments, clan feuds, the hostility of Little Croft's richest men, and a savage murder. And Amanda must decide what to put first - her own ambitions or the good of her husband and family in a community divided over anold family feud.

[Douglas Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite good.

[Lynn Joshua · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent!