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Firstlight: The Early Inspirational Writings of Sue Monk Kidd
Firstlight The Early Inspirational Writings of Sue Monk Kidd
Author: Sue Monk Kidd
In Firstlight, bestselling author Sue Monk Kidd offers readers an intimate glimpse into the early years of her journey as both writer and spiritual seeker. Drawn from the author's early writings for Guideposts and, to a lesser extent, other publications, this selection of personal reflections and essays is organized around thirteen spiritual m...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780824947064
ISBN-10: 0824947061
Publication Date: 10/10/2006
Pages: 240
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3.3 stars, based on 15 ratings
Publisher: GuidepostsBooks
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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kat204 avatar reviewed Firstlight: The Early Inspirational Writings of Sue Monk Kidd on + 26 more book reviews
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She is one of my newest "favs"... amazing book. Really gets you thinking.
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reviewed Firstlight: The Early Inspirational Writings of Sue Monk Kidd on
The book was well written. I enjoyed several of her articles. There was a peice on Compassion (p 70) which she discusses just falling into nursing at an early age, and ends with a note of how we can become a Community of Compassion, even in our sufferings. It was powerful for me. I've marked it and re-read it several times.

On the other hand, I am not sure the flow of the book was well thought out. I think even though this was a compilation of the early writings, I felt like Sue Monk Kidd could have written some material to preface each piece. Some transitional material to give the peices more flow rather than just a bound copy of her early articles re-arranged by categories. No commentary made the pieces seem a bit disconnected.

If you like the poetry peices, or reading articles, this is the book for you. If you are looking for a story, not so much.
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"Defining Moments" in the life of the author.
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An interesting look at the viewpoint and voice of the writer. I enjoyed reading this book after having read two other novels of hers first.


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