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Bamboo & Lace (2001)

Bamboo & Lace (2001)

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ISBN
0736903283 (ISBN13: 9780736903288)
Language
English
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harvest house publishers

About book Bamboo & Lace (2001)

I didn't like the start of the book because the protagonist, Lily Walsh, was initially portrayed as a person with low self-esteem. She hails from Kashien, a fictitious village where women are second-class citizens. She apologizes a lot and lowers her eyes whenever a man is around. I thought the story is set in the 1930s or something. However, as the story unfolded, Lily transformed into a lovely young woman who eventually found love. Her romance with Gabriel Kapaia...is a godly one. It's sweet and at times touching. Once the two found each other, things seem to go on fast forward. Seemingly insurmountable obstacles - such as Lily's strict father Owen - were overcome with prayer, trust and hope in God. As a Christian, there are some interesting lessons to learn from the characters. For instance, how they struggle with situations yet eventually surrender it all to the Lord...only wanting His will, and His way in their lives. It is easy to emphatize with them.I thought I would put the book down after the first few chapters, but as things turned out, I got curious about Lily, fell for Gabe (that's Gabriel to you) and came to love the Kapaia family members that have only shown their support and love to the protagonist.One thing though - I'm not sure whether it is intentional or not. Lori Wick does not describe her characters much. I can't quite picture how they look like. While she went into detail describing Lily - somewhere in the center of the book - I'm still dying to know how Gabe, or even his sister Bailey, looks like. But if it is Miss Wick's intention for readers to see how beautiful Gabe is as a person without having to paint a physical picture of him, she has definitely succeeded. Bamboo & Lace turned out to be a surprisingly nice read.

I really liked this story. A friend recommended it to me because of the scene at the dining room table, where Lily uses the word "perspicacity." I LOVE words, and am always using and discovering interesting ones. Perspicacity is my favorite word, and I am always looking for places to use it. The funny thing is, she didn't remember what the word was, and when I found that it WAS "perspicacity", I nearly fell off the couch! I thought the story was very sweet, and I enjoyed getting to know Lily as she came out of her shell and realized that she had to address to her father that what he was doing was wrong. I enjoyed the Hawaiian scenery, and that Peter & Celia (the kids) were actually pretty big figures in the story. Most kids in adult books are there for a poignant moment or point, but for most of the story are shuffled to their friends'/relatives' houses and out-of-sight-out-of-mind. I liked that the kids were actually part of the story, and for the WHOLE story, not just one moment.

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This book is so good the characters will stay in your heart even after you've finished it. Gabe and Lily are still tugging at my heart, wanting more of their story, and more than anything, to meet and know them in real life. I'm usually more of an adventure, fantasy fiction type girl, but despite the lack of action in this book, I never wanted to put it down! Once I'd picked it up, there was no way my hands wanted to cooperate by putting it back down. It was interesting and the land of Hawaii just drew me in. Guess what's top of my to-visit list now? Hawaii ;) I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to read this book. It is definitely a keeper and a share-with-your-kids type of book. I will definitely be searching out for more Lori Wick stories and devouring them as I did this one!!
—Zoë

Lily Walsh is a 24 year old woman raised by her missionary father in Kashien. She was raised to be submissive to men and be meek and respectful. When she gets the opportunity to visit her brother in Hawaii, her controlling father has a hard time letting her go. Once in Hawaii, she is upset to learn that her brother has to go away on business and she ends up staying with friends of his. The Kapaia family takes her under their wing and shows her what America has that Kashien does not. Gabe Kapaia and Lily fall in love but have many obstacles to overcome - namely, Lily needs to learn how to see herself as important and to have a healthy relationship with a man, and they also need to deal with Owen, Lily's father, a domineering man who does not respect nor appreciate his daughter. With God's miracles, they overcome these issues and start life together.I loved "Sophie's Heart" by Lori Wick, and the premise for this book sounded promising, but it didn't deliver. It was set mostly in Hawaii, which I loved, but the characters, the dialogue and the plot felt a little forced and unrealistic. The main character, Lily, was a sweet girl but one who was naive and childlike due to her upbringing in a culture where women had to be submissive. She comes to Hawaii to visit her brother and has to learn everything from scratch...how to look men in the eyes, experience a grocery store, see a computer, chew gum, etc. The book was also ridiculously long and overdone. I did like the family dynamics of the Kapaia's and how their lives changed when Lily entered.
—Pamela Hubbard

Another fine example of Lori Wick's exceptional writing. Not. What is wrong with her? Can't she make her characters anything but perfect? Lily is a stupid, weak, and silly girl who is so "spiritual" but is so unbelievably perfect that you don't really care for her at all. Her problems (ha) brought no sympathy from me whatsoever and I was sickened by her character. The girl got majorly sunburned over her own "obedient" idiocy and then (after spending who-knows-how-long in the hospital recovering,
—AlixJamie

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