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Not Regina Christmas Carol Kauffman 9780802400727 Books Reviews

Easy reading, historical fiction of early Anabaptist church persecution and beliefs during the Great Reformation. The story centers around Regina as she struggles to understand why some would willingly disobey the state church in order to follow what they believe is Biblical teaching. Has several true historical events woven into the plot.
Christmas Carol Kaufman was one of my favorite authors in my adolescent years; my church's dinky basement "library" had all of her books and I remember reading and loving every one of them (though I've long forgotten what they were about). That was over 30 years ago; she recently came to mind again and so, when one of her books became available through an online book swap, I decided to give her a try and see how she held up all these many years later.

Unfortunately, I have to be totally honest and say she doesn't hold up well; Christmas Carol Kauffman's writing is unpolished, stilted and simplistic. Her characters and setting are lacking in development. However, in Not Regina she had an excellent story line and that is what kept me reading. The writing itself probably deserves two stars; however because of the plot I'm giving it three.

The setting is 16th century Switzerland; Europe was roiling in the Reformation, and in Switzerland the government had followed the reforms of Luther and instituted an official state church under the leadership of Ulrich Zwingli. However, a group of people emerged called Anabaptists who took Reformation a step further than the official church, rejecting the baptism of infants and asserting that only adults should be baptized upon their confession of faith. For this they faced imprisonment and even death, and many fled or went into hiding. The battle between the Anabaptists and the official church divided friends and neighbors, even close family members. Eighteen-year-old Regina Strahm lives in a village in northern Switzerland that is torn by this strife; as she sees good people being led to prison she is led to question her own faith and the church in which she has been raised, but which doesn't seem to bring her any peace or answers.

Besides an excellent story idea, Not Regina contains many other characters and elements that could make for a really gripping tale; Regina's own family torn by this conflict, with one brother converting to Anabaptism while another remains loyal to the state church; the pastor she goes to live with as nanny, who has no peace, struggles with what to preach to his congregation, and who increasingly turns to drink for solace; the young and handsome groomsman of the local lord who falls in love with Regina; the lord's kitchen maid who is herself in love with the groomsman and therefore jealous of Regina and out for revenge. This is a time and place that hasn't been covered much in Christian fiction; I would love to see what a story like this could become in the hands of a truly gifted writer.
Beautifully written book about Anabaptists in 1500's Switzerland and the beginnings of their martydom. This book focuses on Regina, a girl of 19 who is questioning the state-issued faith and why she can't read the Bible. After seeing an Anabaptist martyred and the peace that he carried before death she knows she needs to seek out this faith. Having a martyr in my own family, my husband, who was killed for his faith in the San Bernardino terrorist attack I appreciated the way this book portrayed the martyrs and their faith.
Thank you for quick shipment. I'm so excited to have this book by Christmas Carol Kauffman. Now I think I have all her books.
I read this book when I was 15, I loved it.i could not remember the authors name. I was reading an Amish book and this was mentioned in it.
I went to and ordered, but have not received it yet
I love ALL of Christmas Carol Kauffman's books and this one was no exception! Another title for the same book is "Escape from Kyburg Castle" so be careful you don't buy the two titles and then find out it's the same story.
This was a pretty good book. It gave me a little history for the advent of Anabaptist theology during the aftermath of the Reformation. This is history I had not thought much about. Simply written, but a good read.
Excellent reading.