About
this book:
“When Mary finds a poem called “Pikes Peak” by Katharine Lee Bates tucked into an old book, she feels a thrill of discovery. Could it be an early handwritten draft of the beloved song “America the Beautiful”? she takes the poem to document expert Lincoln King, but before he can confirm its authenticity, the poem is stolen from his office.
Only a handful of people even knew Mary had found the poem. Who could have taken it? Was it Betty’s friend Eleanor, who is desperate to bring some limelight to Ivy Bay? Maude Writh, who claims the poem belonged to her grandmother and is thus rightly hers? Or is Lincoln’s assistant Evan, who disappeared on the same night as the poem? Determined to recover such an important piece of history, Mary sets out to find the thief!”
Series: Book #7 (of 24) in the “Secrets of Mary’s Bookshop” series. Please click on the number to be taken to that review: Book #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, and #24.
Spiritual Content- Scriptures are read, remembered, & discussed in a sermon (and another is written out at the end); Bible reading; Prayers & Thanking God; Church going & Sermons; Singing hymns; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Mentions of God & trusting Him; Mentions of prayers, praying, thanking God, praises, & a prayer group; Mentions of those in the Bible; Mentions of blessings & being blessed; Mentions of hymns; Mentions of churches, church going, pastors, sermons, services, & worshiping; A few mentions of faiths; A couple mentions of saints and sinners;
“When Mary finds a poem called “Pikes Peak” by Katharine Lee Bates tucked into an old book, she feels a thrill of discovery. Could it be an early handwritten draft of the beloved song “America the Beautiful”? she takes the poem to document expert Lincoln King, but before he can confirm its authenticity, the poem is stolen from his office.
Only a handful of people even knew Mary had found the poem. Who could have taken it? Was it Betty’s friend Eleanor, who is desperate to bring some limelight to Ivy Bay? Maude Writh, who claims the poem belonged to her grandmother and is thus rightly hers? Or is Lincoln’s assistant Evan, who disappeared on the same night as the poem? Determined to recover such an important piece of history, Mary sets out to find the thief!”
Series: Book #7 (of 24) in the “Secrets of Mary’s Bookshop” series. Please click on the number to be taken to that review: Book #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, and #24.
Spiritual Content- Scriptures are read, remembered, & discussed in a sermon (and another is written out at the end); Bible reading; Prayers & Thanking God; Church going & Sermons; Singing hymns; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Mentions of God & trusting Him; Mentions of prayers, praying, thanking God, praises, & a prayer group; Mentions of those in the Bible; Mentions of blessings & being blessed; Mentions of hymns; Mentions of churches, church going, pastors, sermons, services, & worshiping; A few mentions of faiths; A couple mentions of saints and sinners;
*Note: A mention of Mother Nature.
Negative Content- Many mentions of stolen items & a thief; Mentions of lies & lying; Mentions of gossip & rumors; A few mentions of car accidents; A few mentions of pain & blood; A few mentions of gambling; A couple mentions of wars; A couple mentions of prison/jail; A couple mentions of eye rolling; A mention of a divorce; A mention of cigars;
*Note: Mentions of different
books; A few mentions of TV shows & movies; A few mentions of car brands; A
mention of social media.
Sexual
Content- N/A
-Mary
Fisher
P.O.V. of Mary
280 pages
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P.O.V. of Mary
280 pages
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My personal Rating-
For being
set in the Spring, this was a very patriotic read! Those outside of the US
might not find this one as interesting due to the main plot of the hymn, but
those who enjoy history overall should find it interesting. Not my very
favorite of this series, but I did enjoy all the faith content, church going,
and hymns!
See y’all
next Friday with a new review!
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
