"An inspiring look at the prejudices and inequalities of the early days of our nation."
Reviewed by Viki Ferrell
Posted September 1, 2011
Romance Historical | Christian
Lucy Fairbanks' passion for photography is always getting
her in trouble. She's already caused a stampede and sundry
other calamities, and today she falls out of a tree onto
the top of a stagecoach, hoping to get a picture of a wild
white mustang. The coach is being held up by three robbers
when Lucy falls. This spooks the horses and they take off
running, as Lucy hangs on for dear life. When she and the
runaway coach are chased down by the robbers, a mysterious
man appears from nowhere and rescues her, scaring off the
thieves. Lucy begins a nonstop dissertation about
everything that's happened and this mysterious man has to
kiss her to shut her up. And what a kiss it is! Lucy never had such feelings stir
within her. This stranger drives the horses back to where
the stranded driver and passengers are and disappears just
as quickly as he appeared. Lucy knows nothing about him,
but that kiss haunts her. She sets out to find him again.
Rumor has it there is a "wild man" roaming the woods and
Lucy wants to prove he is anything but "wild." If she can
verify this, it could be her big chance to get one of her
photographs in the local newspaper and prove to people she
is serious about her profession. David Wolf has returned to Rocky Creek in search of answers
about his past. He was left on the steps of the local
mission as a baby and raised there until he was 10. He
decided to run away and took the only possession her owned,
a treasured gold box. That same night, David was found by
four local youths who mocked and taunted him for being a
half-breed. They stole his box and tied him in a boat that
slipped away from them and went down the river. Lucy's search for David gets him shot and lands him in jail
and Lucy is in another mess of trouble. You'll be amused by
some of her hysterical antics, but encouraged by how she
uses her camera to illuminate the secrets that surround
her. Will David find his answers or be chained to his
childhood forever? Can there a better future in store for
him? A VISION OF LUCY is a story about overcoming prejudice and
the resulting injustice is causes. It's a lesson in
learning to accept someone for whom they are, not for their
gender, skin color or who we expect them to be. This 1800s
inspirational historical novel explores breaking society's
barriers and keeping our mind, eyes and ears open to have a
vision of God's plan for our lives. Margaret
Brownley has penned another winner with this last book
in her Rocky Creek Romance series. A delightful extra:
you'll enjoy the wit and wisdom of Miss Gertrude
Hasslebrink regarding photography at the beginning of each
chapter.
SUMMARY
Trouble may follow Lucy wherever she goes, but with the help
of God and the rugged, reclusive David Wolf, she'll never
face adversity alone. Lucy Bradshaw dreams of working as a photographer at the
Rocky Creek newspaper. If she can earn money making
photographs, then maybe her father will see that what she
does is worthy, more than just a distraction. And her
deepest hope is that he'll see her as an artist, the way he
thought of her deceased mother, a painter. But trouble
follows Lucy on every photo shoot: a mess of petticoats and
ribbons, an accidental shooting, even a fire. When Lucy meets David Wolf, a quiet, rustic man who lives on
the outskirts of town, she thinks she can catch the
attention of the town with his photograph. She doesn't count
on her feelings stirring whenever she's near him. Two things happen next that forever change the course of her
life: Lucy meets someone who sees her as no one else has-as
the compassionate, creative young woman that God made in His
image. And Lucy helps David uncover a secret that forces him
to change his perspective on an event that left him
deeply-scarred. God's arms are around this unlikely couple as they discover
the truth about long-held assumptions and the importance of
forgiveness.
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