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From the Flames
He says he's come looking for her. Her parents suspect him. Her uncle despises him.
When Peter Lockton was found dying in the snow, fifteen-year-old Elizabeth Atlee never suspected that this stranger was a former apprentice of the well-known heretic John Wycliffe. Confused by her parents’ secretive glances and frightened by her uncle’s undisguised hatred, Elizabeth is torn when Peter offers to teach her to write. The superstition of her fourteenth century world has crushed every hope of Elizabeth's creative mind. As she struggles to free herself from the guilt of her brother's death she is lead to wonder if the God that Peter serves knows she is innocent. She accepts the lessons only to find out that Peter is being hunted down as a heretic for translating the Scriptures.
As his enemies approach Peter escapes to protect Elizabeth, but it's too late. As her home burns to the ground Elizabeth is forced to question everything she knows to be true.
In a world of forbidden lies can she discover God's truth?
When Peter Lockton was found dying in the snow, fifteen-year-old Elizabeth Atlee never suspected that this stranger was a former apprentice of the well-known heretic John Wycliffe. Confused by her parents’ secretive glances and frightened by her uncle’s undisguised hatred, Elizabeth is torn when Peter offers to teach her to write. The superstition of her fourteenth century world has crushed every hope of Elizabeth's creative mind. As she struggles to free herself from the guilt of her brother's death she is lead to wonder if the God that Peter serves knows she is innocent. She accepts the lessons only to find out that Peter is being hunted down as a heretic for translating the Scriptures.
As his enemies approach Peter escapes to protect Elizabeth, but it's too late. As her home burns to the ground Elizabeth is forced to question everything she knows to be true.
In a world of forbidden lies can she discover God's truth?
- GenresHistorical Fiction
162 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 18, 2013
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November 9, 2022
This book was written by a young author for young people. As such, it has some issues. the author tried to pack to many things into one book and never developed very deep characters you felt a lot of emotion for.
However, this was a fun little story that introduces what some of those trying to translate the bible into English may have gone through.
Content notes: minor peril. Some minor injuries. The usual casting of a priest in the role of a hate filled villain.
However, this was a fun little story that introduces what some of those trying to translate the bible into English may have gone through.
Content notes: minor peril. Some minor injuries. The usual casting of a priest in the role of a hate filled villain.
March 12, 2015
My girls and I devoured this one. Loved it! Hannah is quite the author for a teenager...in fact can hold her own among most adult authors!
July 29, 2022
After going through the devotionals, Just Us Girls and Dare Greatly with my youngest daughter the past couple of years, I decided that she and I would be go through this book together over the summer. We finished, and what a treasure trove of facts we enjoyed learning about at the end! The surprises prior to that certainly kept us on the edge of our seats at times! Definitely recommended for junior high and above!
February 19, 2016
I enjoyed this book about the Bible being translated and how the translators were persecuted/killed.
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