Renewing: a story of wrong put right

by Jennifer Rees Larcombe (Foreword), Ruth Magdala

“As a GP I was an expert at half-reading books, but Ruth’s story gripped me from start to finish. She writes truthfully with witty honesty about her unusual life journey from UK to USA and back again. With her gift of great compassion, without self-pity, she made many lifelong friends at every stage. She does not hide the emotional trauma and pain she suffered along the way. I am not an emotional person but I confess to crying at times while reading it. Hers is also a spiritual journey. In everyday language she describes an awareness of God and her own reactions to Him. Varying from rebellion against stifling convention found in aspects of her childhood; passing through a happy hippie phase with joys and tears, her humour often had me belly laughing. She turned her back on God at times, but describes tentative, risky steps towards Him, enjoying the reality of seeking, finding and following Him. I warmly recommend this book.” Dr R G Rowland BM BCh, MRCGP “Often in life things happen to us that can shape how we see the world and how we respond. From the very start Ruth lets us read about the most extraordinary experiences that have taken place in her life and how her faith has been shaped, and has shaped her life. Her words are an inspiration on how to face life and how having a faith can help and hinder but ultimately inspire us.” Revd Canon Peter Wells, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, NHS Trust At only 20, Ruth Magdala left England for a year’s adventure which stretched into nearly a quarter of a century. She lived in America during the 60s, 70s and 80s, experiencing cultural, social and moral turbulence. Returning to her native land she worked in nursing and pastoral care, interspersed with a few more adventures, before settling into contented retirement – content except for missing her children and grandchildren who all live in the States. She has written her small story in tribute to the One who has written His story on the heart of humanity.

300 pages, Paperback

First published January 14, 2014

About the author

From Google Books:

Jennifer Rees Larcombe - daughter of world-famous preacher Tom Rees https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... [and https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... ] and brought up in the grand surroundings of Hildenborough Hall, one of Britain's influential Christian conference centres - has long lived in the public eye. She made national headlines when miraculously healed from encephalitis, has since written many best-selling books and now runs Beauty From Ashes a retreat centre for broken lives. She is still much in demand as a speaker to Christian groups and continues to touch lives through publication of her daily Bible reading notes.

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Reviews

[Toria · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was touching, and reminded me that we really do have to count our blessings.