
I recently decided to cave in to public pressure and see what all the fuss surrounding Francine Rivers was about. Clive Staples Lewis.) and, I must add, she will take some beating! I do believe she is the best Christian novelist alive that I have so far read (see the italics on the word alive? One name.

No, I do not believe Francine Rivers is the best Christian novelist out there (nor do I believe that is precisely what Jennifer meant). But, more than that, I’m sorry because I could not have been more wrong. Yes, I’m sorry for being cynical because cynicism is egotistic and arrogant and never right.

Looking back now, I’m sorry I had been so cynical. “Yes, because she’s read every Christian novelist out there, putting her in a unique position to make an accurate assessment,” I replied, making sure my sarcasm was hardly thinly veiled.

I frowned and cocked my head to stare at him. “Jennifer reckons Francine Rivers is the best Christian novelist out there.”
