The White Feather Murders

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"In The White Feather Murders, Jem, Merinda, Jasper and Ray are confronted by war. As in the past, the conviction to 'speak for those who cannot speak for themselves' becomes a potent reminder to rally against the injustices they find around them. This time they are met with measures created to contain 'enemy aliens': immigrants in Toronto, like Jem's husband Ray DeLuca, descended from countries seen a threat against the allied war effort.

"While they do what they can to stand up for the less fortunate, there are so many things out of their control and a nemesis that would see them silenced forever. It is here that a favourite verse of mine from Habakkuk that encourages us to '...be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told'—comes into play. I love the part of faith that takes us beyond our human comprehension and control—where the unfailing hope and optimism of a gracious Creator is imparted. I love the grand promise of this verse—that we are to be amazed—that even beyond our limited view, something is being created that would startle us and surge us with joy. Just like Jem, Merinda, Jasper and Ray, we live in uncertain and difficult times. There is a timelessness to the endless optimism found in an omniscient and omnipresent God who wants to surprise us and can outdo anything we have concocted with our human vision with His masterful plan."
—Rachel McMillan, author of The White Feather Murders

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