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Title: The Outsider by Penn Williamson ISBN: 0-446-60477-1 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.77 (26 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A touching story that reaffirms the power of love.
Comment: I had previously read "Hearts of the West" by Ms. Williamson and was pleasantly surprised to find "The Outsider" even more enjoyable. Perhaps the conflict of cultures provided an unusual twist of interest, but I also found very satisfying the way the author slowly developed the passionate love story. She also accomplished this in "Hearts of the West", but in "Outsider" the characters didn't have a brother "in the way", just their own code of ethics. Like all of Ms. Williamson's characters, they are well drawn and interesting. As a woman, I find her men particularly compelling and fascinating. Her attention to detail and authenticity makes her stories even harder to put down. Thanks, Ms. Williamson, for another great read!
Rating: 5
Summary: A Powerful, Moving Book! Simply Awesome!
Comment: "The Outsider"is the best book I read during the Year 1996.
There are books which you read and are almost immediately forgotten. Then, there are some will linger in your mind and heart forever. "The Outsider" is one of these rare books. There is an awesome beauty about this books which makes it one of the most unforgettable book I have every read.
The story takes place in an Amish community. Rachel is one of the Plain people. She takes care of her 10 year old son while trying to run a small sheep farm. Her life is one of religious contentment - until "the outsider' comes into her life and stirs passions she had thought buried with her husband. Johnny Cain, a famous gunslinger, comes badly wounded into her life. Rachel soon realized underneath the harsh exterior lies a soul which is crying out for love. Cain believes that he is damned and there is no redemption for him. Rachel, gentle and kind, gives him a ray of hope and he begins to slowly accept that there is some good in him. It is a joy to watch their love for each other slowly grow and finally blossom into the rare and beautiful flower it is. Their growing love for each other is complicated by the obvious, her religion. Rachel fights the attraction she feel for him. Her pious brother-in-law who is also in love with her does not help to make things easy and he continues to judge and criticize her.
The ending of the story is sure to bring tears to readers' eyes. Rachel allows love to guide the hard choices that she has to make. With "The Outsider", Ms Williamson establishes herself as one of the best of the genre. "The Outsider" is a major achievement. It is a hauntingly moving and powerful story. The language of the book is like beautiful poetry, but there is a simplicity that reflects the gentle qualities of the Plain People. One of the qualities I admire about the book is that Ms Williamson's portrayal of the Plain People is detailed and realistic. She lets us see them as the gentle, simple folk they are but we also see the inherent cruelty in their ways.
Ms Williamson, I feel honored to have read this book.
Wayne Jorda
Rating: 5
Summary: Lovely
Comment: Just a lovely story in so many ways. Somehow, even though Johnny speaks few words of love (completely in keeping with his character) we somehow understand...FEEL...very clearly how deep his feelings are becoming for Rachel. Now THAT is good writing.
Also, knowing a bit about the Amish, I found PW's portrayal of Rachel's family & values very heartfelt and believable. She somehow shows us the positive and negative, which helps us to understand the depth of Rachel's confusion. Knowing how 'closed' the society is she really portrays the agony and life-altering scope of Rachel's choices very well.
Just a great story. I am glad I listened to you guys and bought a couple more of Penelope's books at the same time.
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Title:The Outsider ASIN: B0000C2IR4 Publisher: Showtime Entertainme Pub. Date: 18 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $22.48 |
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Title: The Passions of Emma by Penn Williamson ISBN: 0446605972 Publisher: Warner Vision Pub. Date: 01 August, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: A Wild Yearning by Penelope Williamson ISBN: 0440217318 Publisher: Dell Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 October, 1994 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Heart of the West: A Novel by Penelope Williamson ISBN: 0440222117 Publisher: Dell Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 June, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Mortal Sins by Penelope Williamson ISBN: 0446609501 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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