Dawn Eden Reviews

Added November 14, 2006

The Thrill of the Chaste

Finding Fulfillment While Keeping Your Clothes On

Author: Dawn Eden
Publisher: W Publishing Group, a division of Thomas Nelson Publishers
Available At: Bookstores Everywhere
Publishing Date: December 5, 2006
Genre: Nonfiction: Christian Living
Format: Trade paper
Price: $13.99
ISBN: 0-8499-1311-X
Author Email/Website: http://www.dawneden.com/blogger.html
Reviewer: Joyce Handzo
Rating: 9 Gargoyles

Have you ever wanted to hug an author? That's how I felt after reading The Thrill of the Chaste. Dawn Eden shares some intimate and significant moments in her life, as she presents a heartfelt plea urging women to view chastity as an intelligent and legitimate lifestyle. Her words resonant with a startling reality, causing this book to feel like a confidential conversation between friends.

Readers will be immediately impressed by Dawn's straightforward approach. She honestly describes the fascination and power associated with her past sexual activity. Yet, her dalliance with a sex-obsessed world only led to dead ends and empty promises. Page after page, the author strips the sheen off the mindset of premarital sex, leaving a raw and empty nakedness in its place. Her insecurity and unhappiness is shown through personal encounters and pithy phrases.

Why does she bare her soul in such a way? The answer is simple: she found the true and eternal love of God and she wants to share a better way with women. However, at no time does the author become dogmatic in her newfound beliefs, rather, she sensitively comes alongside her reader and almost whispers the glorious truths she now holds dear. Dawn Eden shares her life with other women so they can successfully share their lives with men.

While fairy tales have a happily ever after ending, these pages are not fiction. Larger issues of faith, integrity and commitment are explored, which lead to something more precious than happiness. In a gritty and godly manner, Dawn Eden touches the heart of this topic with the kind of compassion and determination readers could expect to find in their best friend. And for that she deserves a hug!

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