Star of Light - A Review

Star of Light has been sitting on my shelf for two years.  I bought it for Laura to read, but then I kept putting it off.  While planning out this school year, this book came up in some of my curriculum choices.  I decided to read it myself to see if I thought Laura would enjoy it.

The story begins with a young boy, Hamid, his blind baby sister, Kinza, and his family.  Hamid's step-father is a cruel man.  To save Kinza from a terrible fate, he takes his little sister to a different village to leave in the care of an English missionary lady.

The adventure of Hamid is only the beginning.  Other characters are introduced that are wonderful.  Rosemary, the English missionary, is such a sweet, gracious character.  Living and working in a Muslim village, she reaches out to the poorest, sickest, and neediest around her.  I love that she is able, in the time period of the novel, to safely reach out to those around her.

I encourage you to read this book with your children.  It is a wonderful story of how God can touch anyone, poor or rich, healthy or disabled.  It is also a book about putting the needs of others over your own wants.  Watching what those around Kinza went through to give her a good life, at a time and place where a blind child was only good for begging, was very touching.

Laura loves missionary stories.  She loves meeting missionaries at church.  I am looking forward to her being able to read this sweet novel.  The only other Patricia St. John novels I have read is Twice Freed, which is also a wonderful book.  I may have to invest in other Patricia St. John books for my daughters and I to enjoy.