The Swan House by Elizabeth Musser was truly one of the best books I have read.  Musser is new author to me, and I have enjoyed both of her books that I have read so far.  Her characters are very rich, and the storyline is is interesting enough to hook my attention from the beginning.

The book is about the search for truth.  Mary Swan, the heroine in the book begins searching for truth to solve a dare, but in the process, she finds truth about her family, her community, and finally she comes to understand the ultimate truth of Jesus Christ. 

Race relationships were a central focus in the book.  This was interesting to me because I have grown up in the South.  I know how strongly people here often feel about racial issues.  In the book, Mary Swan is rather naive about the racial tension around her until she begins serving in a racially diverse part of Atlanta where the book is set.   Then she begins to see how racial issues have surrounded her all along.

This book had so many layers.  There were mysteries and secrets being revealed, relationships developing, and life answers being discovered. 

Here are some of my favorite quotes from the book:

"What God has called me to do has nothing to do with what he's asking of you.  Don't look at me and compare and be afraid.  If you look at Scripture you'll see it.  God always provides just what is needed for what he asks, only it takes his supernatural strength to do it."

"Don't guess there's any time much that I r'memba' where me havin' and easy time of it has he'ped anyone, chile.  I cain't  'member a one, honey.  ... it's been through the hard times that i been able to he'p someone else.  It's been through believin' that the Lawd somehow gonna git me through that the others done wanted to hear about my Jesus."

I definitely recommend this one!

To see all the books I've read this year, you can check out my reading list here.

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