The Ruby Ring - Battle for an English Bible

By Karen Rees

Description:

THE BATTLE BEGINS The year is 1524. William Tyndale makes the fateful decision to produce an English Testament without Church permission. He knows that a vernacular scripture will free the common people from spiritual domination by a corrupt and ignorant Church. If Tyndale is caught, he'll die at the stake. So will anyone found assisting him. Owen Alton, a London grocer's heir, catches Tyndale's vision. But if he helps Tyndale, he'll be disinherited and lose Jane Horne, the minor-knight's stepdaughter he loves. Jane has defied her family in her desire to wed Owen. If he now should leave her for Tyndale.... As if she didn't have enough troubles, Jane discovers the shocking secret behind her mother's ruby ring.

Book Takeaway:

I want to give readers an emotionally satisfying experience and a story that they can't put down. Judging from readers comments and Amazon reviews, I've succeeded. But I also want to give thoughtful readers something more than just that. I want to show them a period in history when having a Bible was worth dying for. It might cause us to value our Bibles more.

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Why the author wrote this book:

I'd never heard of William Tyndale until a Christian college professor mentioned him in passing. That casual comment snagged my curiosity, so I began reading about Tyndale and his part in the English Reformation. His determination to give England a vernacular scripture captivated me. He knew that God's word had the power to change lives. THE RUBY RING grew out of what I learned both from my reading and from personal experience.