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Golden’s Rule

C.E. Edmonson
Pleasant Word (a division of Wine Press Publishing) (2009)
ISBN 9781414113784
Reviewed by Marcy Blesy for RebeccasReads.com (12/09)

“Golden’s Rule” by C.E. Edmonson is a truly amazing book!  It parallels the surprising health struggles of a 14 year old New Jersey girl with the life of her great-great-great grandmother who was a slave in Kentucky .  Living as a normal teenager, Maddie is struck with some terrible medical news.  As she deals with her illness her overworked “Type A” mother and busy father come to her side.  She shares an overwhelming love with her family that helps her to deal with the uncertainties she faces. 

Helping her, too, is the memoir of her great-great-great grandmother Golden Lea who chronicles her life as a slave and her attempt at freedom alongside her father.  Whenever Maddie is having a particularly difficult day, she reads from Golden Lea’s memoir and is encouraged by her story. 

The book moves from chapter to chapter switching between Maddie’s story and Golden Lea’s story.  Golden Lea’s story is told in first person account, also, but in the dialect of the time.  This dialect flows naturally, though, and puts the reader into her shoes beautifully.   

 I love this book!  It is so well-written.  The characters are clearly defined, the situations realistic, the emotions real.  As one chapter ends about Maddie, and the next begins again about Golden Lea I am easily transferred to where that story left off.  It is not at all confusing or difficult to switch between the two stories.

Maddie comes to adopt the Golden Rule of Golden Lea, “Love God, and love others as you want to be loved.”  Maddie and Golden Lea are both to be admired as is C.E. Edmonson for crafting such a thoughtful, engaging tale.

The back cover also states that some of the proceeds from book sales will be given to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.  What noble causes these are.

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