Set against the backdrop of Paris during la belle époque, Beatrice Colin’s To Capture What We Cannot Keep explores the intertwining lives of two Scottish siblings and their chaperone with Émile Nouguier and Gustave Eiffel during the construction of the Eiffel Tower. This novel is a perfect winter read. It’s a bit sad and melancholy, but it’s got a lot of heart and warmth throughout. Caitriona and Émile’s relationship develops against all odds due to their differences in social status. Émile is expected to marry well and into money, but he falls in love with a woman who is beneath his status and invisible in polite society. Caitriona is a widow who takes the job of chaperoning Alice Arrol and, effectively, Alice’s brother Jamie as they finish themselves in a Grand Tour. Caitriona and Émile meet briefly in a hot air balloon and cannot stop thinking about each other after Caitriona leaves Paris.
While Alice and Jamie seemed underdeveloped (and Jamie seemed to be referred to by his last name that led to some confusion for awhile), Caitriona and Émile captured me from the beginning, and I couldn’t wait to see where the story took them. Alice and Jamie return to Paris to partake in secret relationships of their own while Caitriona’s relationship develops with Émile.
The background details shone and helped illustrate the emotions and thoughts of the characters. It’s good to know about this era before reading it, or to know about the customs and secret languages of men and women during the mid- to late- 1800s, because there is so much telling in the details. In the last quarter of the book, Caitriona’s chaperoning took a different turn as she seemed to stop chaperoning entirely, even when not actively engaged with Émile. Without giving away spoilers, Jamie was left to do his own thing with little to know consequence, and even Alice’s stumble had a neat resolution that usually does not end up so well for women. I think we learn a little too late about Caitriona’s history with her husband, and some of the more disturbing details seemed to be another thing to take me out of the story for a moment to think about why those details were revealed so late in the novel.
All in all, this is a lovely novel that would read well with a cup of hot cocoa and a snowfall in the depth of winter. If you enjoy reading historical fiction about women in Paris with a little bit of romance sprinkled in, add this to your reading list.
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Faithbridge is a vibrant church helping families, mending marriages, exalting Christ, and serving in practical ways within the church and throughout the community. More and more people, across all generations, are coming to worship, growing closer to God, and joining in fellowship with each other through small and large group Bible studies. Faithbridge is stronger and more focused than ever on its mission to make more and stronger disciples of Jesus Christ by being a bridge of faith to people every day.
Ken Werlein, a graduate of Vanderbilt University with a Master’s degree from Asbury Theological Seminary, was an Associate Pastor at a large church in The Woodlands when the Lord began to guide him in an unexpected direction. He was called to plant a new contemporary church in the northwest Houston/Klein area. In March 1998, Ken asked 40 friends to become prayer partners for one year, lifting up both him and the new church daily.
The first of many “Come and See” informational meetings was held in the summer of 1998 to explore the possibility of helping start a new church. A core group soon formed, and the seven-member team began meeting weekly as a small group and visiting other churches in the Houston area.
The first weekly Sunday morning worship service was held at a Kids-R-Kids day care center on December 13, 1998. Eighty-seven people attended the service, and two weeks later that number would almost double for the Christmas Eve service. Soon a Youth Pastor, Children’s Director, and Office Coordinator became the first to join Ken on staff. The growing church quickly exceeded the space available in the day care center and, through prayer, was able to secure Kleb Intermediate School as its new worship venue. Faithbridge began to prepare for a public launch. Mailers introducing Faithbridge went out to 30,000 households in the northwest community.
The official launch date was March 28, 1999, with over 400 people attending that first public service at Kleb. Five months later, a second Sunday worship option was added, and a full-time Worship Pastor was hired. Additional staff was hired as the congregation continued growing rapidly, and soon an anonymous donor gave $100,000 to jump-start a land campaign. Guided by a congregation-wide prayer campaign, Faithbridge purchased the 80 acres of land on which the Klein Campus now stands. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on March 13, 2005, with plans to start worshipping in the new 55,000 square foot building by the spring of 2006.
The first service in the new building was held on Palm Sunday of 2006. The following week, over 3,000 people attended the first Easter service in the church’s new home in Klein. It wasn’t long until Faithbridge began to outgrow its new space, adding portable buildings for the increasing needs of the children’s ministry. In December 2011, we doubled our worship capacity and opened a second worship venue.
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